- 19 projects were prioritized, 45 works in progress and 76 in planning, to obtain 2,205 beds for the census and 331 family medicine offices.
- Zoé Robledo pointed out that this project is consistent with the growth of installed capacity and the growth in the training of medical specialists.
- Dr. Célida Duque Molina indicated that of the 45 projects in execution, 22 are in the First Level, 19 in the Second Level and four in the Third Level of care.
The H. Technical Council of the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS) approved the Comprehensive Plan of Institutional Needs in terms of Public Works and Equipment. The proposal includes developing 140 projects, 19 priority, 45 works in execution and 76 in planning, with which 2 thousand 205 registered beds and 331 family medicine clinics will be obtained.
Increase in medical infrastructure
In his message, the general director of the IMSS, Zoé Robledo, pointed out that this project is pertinent for the growth of installed capacity and because the Integral Plan of Institutional Needs it is congruent. It will be directed with the current process of growth in the training of medical specialists.
He indicated that the IMSS trains twice as many professionals as it did beforeaction that must be tied with the increase in infrastructure and equipment.
“Today we are in one of the best moments in financial terms for the Institute and it is time to invest. But to invest efficiently with a new way of understanding the administrative phenomenon, which also allows us to finish on time, with economic efficiencies and with the highest quality”.
For her part, the director of Medical Benefits, Dr. Célida Duque Molina, explained that in order to prioritize infrastructure needs at IMSS, there was a proposal of 500 medical units requested. Through an analysis with a qualitative and quantitative method, the prioritization of 140 projects was achieved.
He explained that these plans were determined in those states that show the greatest lag in terms of the operation of services and the work of the First Level of care, as well as other relevant factors. Among them, having a land that is owned by the IMSS, that there is a registry in the portfolio and that there is technical feasibility.
More census beds and general offices
He stated that through the 140 projects, the 2,205 registered beds and 331 family medicine offices.
Dr. Célida Duque Molina indicated that among the 19 priority projects are medical units that were damaged by the earthquakes of September 2017, among them, the San Alejandro, in Puebla; and Zaragoza, in Mexico City; there is also the Regional General Hospital of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua; and the General Hospitals of the Zone, in Ticul, Yucatán, and in Tula, Hidalgo.
He added that 13 mixing centers are also contemplated, considering cancer therapy as a priority in terms of institutional medical treatment.
He informed that of the 45 projects in execution, 22 are in First Level, 19 in Second Level and four in Third Level of attention. While the 76 in planning, the largest number is in Second Level, with 39; followed by the First Level, with 26; Third Level with 10 and one more in a research center for the state of Zacatecas.
He said that there are two projects in charge of the Conservation and General Services Coordination, the Arandas Hospital, which will soon come into operation, and seven expansions and remodeling for the mixing centers.
He commented that the Comprehensive Plan of Institutional Needs in terms of Public Works and Equipment has had a strategic development of several years, through a transversal and linked work between the Directorates of Medical Benefits, Administration and Finance of the Social Security, with the participation of the Directorate of Operation and Evaluation, in addition to being linked to the areas of medical infrastructure and conservation.
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