CAYEY MENNONITE GENERAL HOSPITAL

The hospital was built from 1996 to 2000, making it the last medical institution of the 20th century and the first of the 21st century. It was designed by a team of Puerto Rican and foreign specialists who strove to create an integral medical institution. The design incorporated the flexibility and capacity to allow for future expansions in order to address future needs without affecting existing areas.

The hospital was designed according to a service philosophy where patients and their families’ satisfaction and safety constitute our main objective. An “on-stage” concept was used, featuring a system of main walls and hallways allow patients and family members to enjoy peace, quiet, safety and privacy. Our institution’s janitorial and nutritional support services, among many others, are readily accessible but workers use different hallways than those used by patients and their relatives.

Nursing and medical personnel have a main nursing station that provides the necessary privacy in which to perform their respective duties, evaluate patients’ medical charts, and consult on different cases. Personnel leave this special area to go directly to patients’ rooms and provide necessary services. Each hallway also features a mini nursing station where area nurses operate a midway center between the main station and the patients’ rooms.

Sierra, Cardona and Ferrer, one of Puerto Rico’s most prestigious architectural firms, created the hospital’s architectural and structural design. It earned them the “Premio Urbe de Excelencia Arquitectónica” or Urban Architectural Excellence Award as 1998’s Project of the Year.

Some of the unique attributes of this outstanding design include an Intensive Care Unit where patients can be accompanied by a family member when their medical condition allows it, state-of-the-art operating rooms, and laboratory and X-ray services within strategically located areas for our patients’ ultimate convenience.