- In Mexico there are 4 NOMs related to the construction of medical offices and hospitals.
- Beyond construction, what more money should be allocated to is equipping medical care centers.
- INUMAC tops the list of the most expensive medical equipment in the world, but do you know how much you have to pay for one?
Being able to open a hospital is not easy due to all the aspects that must be considered. Perhaps one of the most complicated points is financial because a strong investment is required. For this reason, most hospitals are owned by the government or corporate consortia. The main reason why so much money is required is for the purchase of medical equipment because most of it is quite expensive.
Requirements that must be met
First of all, the legal aspect must be taken into account. Each nation has its own legislation and in the case of our country there are four Official Mexican Standards (NOM) related to the construction of medical offices and hospitals.
The first is the NOM 005-SSA3-2016 because it is in charge of establishing the minimum infrastructure and equipment requirements for establishments for the medical care of ambulatory patients.
On the other hand, the NOM-016-SSA3-2012 contains the minimum characteristics of infrastructure and equipment for hospitals and medical offices. In both cases, compliance is required for the operation of health centers. Otherwise, in addition to the suspension of the business, you become a creditor of various fines.
One should also mention the NOM-197-SSA1-2000 that defines the infrastructure and equipment requirements of hospitals and specialized medical care offices.
In turn, you should also know the NOM-233-SSA1-2003 which mentions the architectural requirements to facilitate the access, transit, use and permanence of people with disabilities in ambulatory and hospital medical care establishments of the National Health System.
Now, after the construction of the hospital, it is the turn of its equipment. What anyone wants is to have the latest in technology but, Have you ever wondered what the most expensive medical equipment in the world is?
About this topic, the user @doc.jor He posted a video in which he mentions the five most expensive. It also offers figures based on what it costs to make each one. They are all specialized, although due to the evolution of technology it is likely that other even more expensive ones will appear in the future.
What are the most expensive medical equipment in the world?
Premium CT Scanner
The range of tomographs on the market is quite extensive, but one of the newest versions is the CT Premium. SIts main characteristic is that it can perform 640 body cuts and therefore each piece of equipment has a commercial cost of 1.5 million dollars.
Da Vinci Robotic Surgery Robot
Within the teams minimally invasive robotic surgery is one of the most popular. Its precision is millimeter that it can even cut the skin of a grape. Within Medicine it is used for vaginal hysterectomy interventions and cases of prostate cancer. Each robot is priced at two million dollars.
PET Scanner
It is an innovative equipment that offers a Positron emission tomography. It is a technology that is mainly used in nuclear medicine for the care of different types of cancer. To acquire one it is necessary to pay 2.5 million dollars.
Proton Beam Therapy Program
It is a piece of equipment that is used in the treatment of certain types of cancer but for its operation it requires a particle accelerator the size of a football field. while each requires an investment of 92.5 million dollars.
INUMAC
Finally, the first place of the most expensive medical equipment in the world corresponds to the INUMAC. It is a magnetic resonance scanner and so far it is one of the most advanced inventions in the area of Medicine. One of its main objectives is to analyze the human brain in detail. It is expected to help offer solutions against brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. By far it is the most expensive currently because it has a cost of 270 million dollars.
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