The inauguration
of the new St John of God Hospital at Inca (Majorca) took place on Monday, 21st
October, attended by the Prior General, Jesús Etayo, and the President of the
Government of the Balearic Islands, Francina Armengol. They were accompanied by
the Hospital’s General Manager, Joan Carulla, the Superior and President of the
Community, Felipe Romanos, and local dignitaries, including the President of
the Balearic Parliament and the Mayor of Inca.
A relief
sculpture of the symbol of the Hospitaller Order by the Majorcan sculptor Georgina
Gamundí was presented in the Hospital Hall.
About 200
people attended the ceremony and visited the Hospital’s modern facilities and
the public park annexed to it, in which a bronze statue of our Founder stands,
which is to be named the St John of God Park.
The Hospital covering
about 6,000 square metres will assist people to improve their functional abilities
and their autonomy. It has 80 beds, 2 large gymnasia, 2 operating theatres and
an MIR diagnostics unit. The main services will be in Geriatrics, and
Orthopaedic Rehabilitation and Surgery.
Like the St
John of God Hospital in Palma (Majorca), this new hospital forms part of the
Balearic Islands’ public hospitals network.
The Order also
has a Social Services Foundation supported by the hospital In Majorca, which
cares for vulnerable and socially excluded families.
