“It is important to strengthen our health system, in this case our hospital, for the importance and role they meet.It is there that lies the need to carry out a continuous task of maintenance, extensions and improvements, and from the provincial government we have a very important investment program in progress, ”said Peppo.
At the same time, he said that health investment reaches the system in general and explained that although there was a parenthesis as a result of the “macroeconomic issues of the country that affect the province”, the rhythm of the works in the health system are maintained."We must work in pursuit of health, in the improvement in the conditions of service and in primary care," he said.
Finally, the first president said he has been invested around 100 million in an ambitious improvement program at the Perrando hospital.Thus, the recently opened work that collected an amount of 9,835,439.57 pesos, includes the integral refaction of the building from the roof, carpentry, floors in access galleries, perimeter paths, electricity, sanitary, medical gases, equipment and refunctionalizationof offices.
The service will have 17 doctors in nutrition and diabetes, three residents, three nurses, three graduates in nutrition, two podiatrists and 2 graduates in psychology.In the offices area, 140 daily consultations will be attended from Monday to Saturday.
In addition, there is a component of diabetes and pregnancies and around 30 weekly consultations will be made.It also has a diabetic foot unit where between 10 and 15 consultations twice per week will be attended.There will be a carbohydrate counting and interconsultations with the pediatric hospital.
A unit of obesity and bariatric surgery and a nutritional support unit will also work.In addition, training will be provided, Athenaeum for professionals and educational workshops for patients with type 1 and 2 diabetes and obesity.Finally, it will work together with the pharmacy of the Provincial Diabetes Program in the distribution of medically and supplies.
Contain the demand of the population
The head of the health portfolio highlighted the importance of investment in the sector."These ancient houses are part of the historical heritage of the province, on the occasion we are refunctionalizing several services and holding the architectural structures of the Julio C. Perrando hospital," he explained.
"We consider relevant to maintain the structures and contain the demand of the population," Zapico added.In detail he indicated that in the area the nutrition services, diabetes will work, in the upper wing will be infectology, nursing and a special sector (lower part) will be destined for pre-operative patients of bariatric surgeries and recovery.
"Having reconditioned and functional spaces, all personnel comforts, so as health professionals he satisfies this authorization," he said.He also emphasized diabetic patient care: “Today diabetes is a problem at the national level, with this service we contribute treatments or interventions in complications and works in network with the effectors of the province that carry out the monitoring of this typeAs a patient, ”he explained.
Finally Zapico recalled that "these places are recovery points and that it provides the necessary resources to provide a better capacity for patients."
The Undersecretary of Public Works, on the other hand, said that it was equipped at the service of the latest technology to ensure the quality in the care of the different conditions that will be served.“It was a building that was in disuse and with the possibility of destruction and we saw the potential to refract it completely and put it into operationAgain, ”he said.
Community services
The service will have 17 doctors in nutrition and diabetes, three residents, three nurses, three graduates in nutrition, two podiatrists and 2 graduates in psychology.In the offices area, 140 daily consultations will be attended from Monday to Saturday.
In addition, there is a component of diabetes and pregnancies and around 30 weekly consultations will be made.It also has a diabetic foot unit where between 10 and 15 consultations twice per week will be attended.There will be a carbohydrate counting and interconsultations with the pediatric hospital.
A unit of obesity and bariatric surgery and a nutritional support unit will also work.In addition, training will be provided, Athenaeum for professionals and educational workshops for patients with type 1 and 2 diabetes and obesity.And will work together with the pharmacy of the Provincial Diabetes Program in the distribution of medically and supplies.
