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March 18, 2003

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Hospital in Cuba might be turned into health center for foreigners

HAVANA, March 15 (www.cubanet.org) - The Miguel Enrique Hospital, built in the nineteenth century, might be turned into a medical center for foreigners in a move to bring hard currency to Cuba, sources say.

At the time of the revolution in 1959, the hospital had 25,000 members who received medical treatment through as monthly payment of 2.25 pesos.

The sources said that the hospital will undergo renovations to be able to attend to the needs of foreign patients. They said some rooms would be kept for Cubans.


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