The Ministry of Public Works and Communications has announced that the construction work for the Great Hospital of Coronel Oviedo has commenced. Located in Caaguazu, the hospital PPP project has a capacity of 180 beds. 

The consortium formed by Jiménez Gaona y Lima SA – Itasa SA – Proel Engineering is in charge of the works. The construction advances at a rate of 500 m2 of slab structure per week. So far, 1,300 m2 have been completed. The construction of the Coronel Oviedo Hospital will be carried out in two phases: 

• The first phase, currently underway, corresponds to the "Design and Construction of the Coronel Oviedo Hospital" and is in charge of the Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC);
• The second phase, concerning the equipment and its commissioning and maintenance, will be in charge of the health portfolio.