The presentation of proposals for the design and construction of a new children's hospital to replace the aging overcrowded Hospital Del Nino has been delayed again, It has been rescheduled for April 15. The planning began in the early days of the Martinelli administration, nearly 10 years ago, but has run into roadblocks and obfuscation through two administrations.

Meanwhile, the staff at the current near 70-year-old current hospital continue to wait and hope.

The new structure will be on the site of the former US embassy on Avenida Balboa.