YEREVAN. – A number of hospitals will be renovated next year in Armenia and new ones will be built, too, Health Minister Derenik Dumanyan said during a press conference on Friday.

He informed that a 190-bed capacity hospital will be constructed in Vanadzor city and another one will be built in Meghri city. Also, there are plans to modernize and renovate the hospitals of Kapan and Berd cities. Activities are underway to complete the work in Alaverdi city hospital. In addition, modern children oncohematology and oncology centers will be built as well. 

The Health Minister, however, confessed that the situation is very bad at the hospital of Vagharshapat city. “As a temporary solution, the [hospital’s] maternity ward will be moved to another area, whereas the conditions of the surgery, [and] the Traumatology [departments] aren’t bad,” he noted.