Prime Minister unveils new hospital and cultural centre in Mtskheta
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Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili has opened a new medical centre in Mtskheta today – an ancient Georgian capital and one of the oldest towns in the country located several kilometres north of Tbilisi.
St. King Mirian and Queen Nana Medical Centre in Mtskheta is a multifunctional hospital with the capacity to fit 100 patients at a time.
A total of 10 million GEL was invested in the project and the hospital employs up to 250 people.
"The medical centre is involved in the Universal Healthcare Program, meaning its patients will be able to receive high quality and less expensive medical service without leaving the municipality”, said the PM’s press office in a statement.
A total of 10 million GEL was invested in the project and the hospital employs up to 250 people. Photo: PM's press office.
While in Mtskheta, Kvirikashvili unveiled a new cultural centre too.
The centre has a concert hall to fit 450 people and high quality video, audio, dubbing and lighting systems. There are rooms for different cultural activities including painting, voice recording amidst others.
Mtskheta has been without a cultural centre since 2012 when the town’s only such facility burnt down in a fire.
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