The first stone was ceremoniously laid at the E-building, the new ZithaKlinik building along Rue d'Anvers in Luxembourg City.
Luxembourg Minister of Health, Lydia Mutsch, gave a speech at the foundation stone ceremony, describing the project as an opportunity to establish more space for care and diagnosis activities, as well as for the set-up of quality medical support, which she stated that "residents of all ages" deserved.
Expected to be operational in 2019, the work on the new building will cost €69 million, with Minister Mutsch explaining that 80% is being financed by the state and 20% via the Caisse de maladie.
The concept behind the new premises has been emphasised as an enhancement of the services provided, rather than an aim to increase capacity.
Photo by MSAN (L-R): Dr. Paul Wirtgen, Managing Director HRS; Lydia Mutsch, Minister of Health; Lydie Polfer, Mayor of the City of Luxembourg; Leo Wagener, vicar general; Frank Wagener, Chairman HRS; Jim Clemens, architect
