- Currently, Mexico allocates 2.8% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to the health sector.
- The figure is minimal and insufficient for the needs of the entire country because it represents a third of what nations like Denmark, Sweden and Canada invest.
- The General Hospital of Mexico “Dr. Eduardo Liceaga” heads the list of hospitals with the most operating rooms in the country.
The health field is not only necessary but fundamental for any country. It is never an expense but rather an investment because it benefits the entire population and helps to care for the quality of life. For his part, Among the current hospitals that exist in Mexico, there are some that stand out because they have the most operating rooms. Do you know which ones they are?
Mexico invests an insufficient amount in health
To begin with, the current health panorama in our country must be put into context. To date, 2.8 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is allocated to this sector. The figure is minimal and insufficient for the needs of the entire country. However, Nations like Denmark, Sweden and Canada allocate up to three times as much.
On the other hand, a severe problem that lasted for decades was the minimal construction of medical infrastructure works. Not enough were built and even many projects were started but not completed. Only at the beginning of the current administration, more than 250 hospitals and clinics were detected that were abandoned or never equipped.
However, within the most important elements that hospitals have are operating rooms. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) its simplest definition is that it is a operations room. Although within these facilities there must be everything necessary for the development of surgery and to face its possible consequences, including complications that derive from the intervention.
Which are the hospitals that have more operating rooms in Mexico?
According to the study HospiRankcreated by Global Health Intelligence (GHI), the list of hospitals with the most operating rooms in the country is headed by the General Hospital of Mexico “Dr. Eduardo Liceaga”.
This hospital located in Mexico City belongs to the Ministry of Health (SSa). It is part of a network of six hospitals that provide public health in the central zone of the country. It was founded in 1905 and to date it has 50 operating rooms.
While the second position is for the University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González. This space located in Nuevo León stands out for being the only tertiary level of care in the northeast of the country for the population without social security. Based on the count, it has 34 operating rooms.
Finally, the top 3 is completed by the Magdalena Salinas Traumatology Hospital “Dr. Victorio de la Fuente Narváez”. To date, it is considered the largest school for residents of Traumatology and Orthopedics in the entire country. In order to carry out its functions it is necessary to have adequate facilities and for this reason it has a total of 33 operating rooms.
Meanwhile, in the graph produced by the team of saludary and located at the top you can see the complete list with the hospitals that have more operating rooms in Mexico. They are all an example of the importance not only of the construction of hospitals but of their equipment.
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