U.S. Ambassador to Armenia participates in ribbon cutting ceremony
On November 30th, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern and the U.S. Embassy Office of Defense Cooperation together with Vedi Maternity Clinic Director Vachik Matevosyan and Vedi Maternity staff conducted a ribbon cutting ceremony in honor of the renovation of the second floor of the Vedi Maternity Hospital.
The U.S. European Command Office of Defense Cooperation Humanitarian Assistance program project included renovation of walls, floors, installation of new windows and doors, new heating and electrical systems, construction of a boiler room as well as the provision of a back-up generator to provide emergency power. Total value of this renovation is $230,000. A local Armenian construction company, CESCO Corporation has worked over the past ten months in renovating this facility. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers oversaw all aspects of the project from initial development through contract negotiations to quality assurance inspections.
The hospital serves 13,000 women in Ararat District with 800 annual deliveries. Now that renovations are completed, the second floor will be designated as one of the premier maternity centers in the southern area of the Republic of Armenia.
