- In the most affected communities, actions were carried out to promote health, health promotion and medical consultations, among others.
- 144.8 million pesos were allocated for the rehabilitation of the affected hospitals.
- In units such as the Huatulco Hospital, it is planned to increase their capacity from 23 to 45 beds, in addition to including a mammography.
The general director of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), Zoé Robledo, reported that the federal government carried out medical care actions in seven hospitals and 45 First Level units of 31 municipalities of the state of Oaxaca, after the passage of Hurricane Agatha.
damage repair
Immediately began activities to repair the damage. For this purpose, a amount of 144.8 million pesos. Of this figure, 92 million are for infrastructure maintenance and 52.6 million for the purchase of equipment.
The official highlighted the deployment of personnel in the most affected communities, where health promotion, regulation and health promotion services were carried out.
He said that in conjunction with the Secretary of the Navy, from August 15 to September 5, a strategy was implemented for first contact medical care in places of difficult access, with two Mobile Medical Units that visited 25 locations in 15 municipalities, They carried out 1,327 medical consultations, 160 dental consultations and 915 health talks with the participation of 1,890 attendees.
He also indicated that the federal health sector and the state government made a diagnosis from July 4 to 11 to find out the health needs; 115 people visited the different medical units, the budget used for the emergency purchase of medicines and the integration of equipment and infrastructure requirements was allocated.
In addition, from August 9 to 11, work groups were established to determine needs to strengthen health units and issues of First Level hospital equipment and Infrastructure.
Main hospitals affected
He informed that the Subzone Hospital No. 41 of Huatulco with works of the main oxygen line in corridor, operating room and emergency areas. Walls and ceilings were demolished to expand the Emergency area, in addition to other waterproofing, masonry, finishing and hydraulic installation works.
He explained that in the Family Medicine Units of San Pedro Pochutla, Puerto Escondido and Huatulcogeneral exterior and interior maintenance actions were carried out, changing doors, tiles, ceilings and floors, as well as lighting and electrical installations.
He mentioned that in the Family Medicine Unit No. 33, in San Pedro Pochutla, the sanitary drainage network was built, a sewage pumping station, the hydraulic pipe for connection to the municipal drinking water network, with an investment of 29 million pesos; In addition, a part of the equipment that will arrive from November with X-Rays, Red Cars, among others.
The general director of the IMSS pointed out that there is a project to expand the Huatulco Hospital, from 23 to 45 the number of beds, and the inclusion of a mastograph.
Regarding IMSS-Well-being, Zoé Robledo reported that work has been done in 30 First Level Rural Medical Units (UMR) and in the Rural Hospitals of Miahuatlán and Jamiltepec, both of which are carrying out work on waterproofing, walls, real estate, windows. , change of all the floors, arrangement of the cold network.
In the UMR located on the coast, the air conditioners and other areas that had not been attended to for a long time were fixed.
Zoé Robledo said that in the area of IMSS-Well-being personnel, the entire workforce of the 30 First Level units was completed in the morning shift, work is being done to cover evening shifts and there is coverage of vacancies in Nursing for the Weekend.
Regarding the Zipolite beach UMR, which after the hurricane was the only one in which a complete substitution had to be considered, it is a unit that cares for 1,955 people, who have been cared for in a mobile unit; Work has been done with the municipal president, Salmy Pineda, to have a new piece of land and make the substitution.
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