Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo and Oaxaca Governor Salomón Jara Cruz inaugurated the first phase of the General Hospital for Women and Children of Oaxaca, as well as the Ixtlán de Juárez Basic Community Hospital, key projects to strengthen specialized medical care in the state.
During the ceremony, the state governor announced in a statement that the hospital, located in the municipality of San Bartolo Coyotepec, will benefit more than 1,712,000 people. It is estimated that more than 51,000 medical consultations will be provided annually, and approximately 5,000 births and obstetric care will be provided.
In this first phase, it will operate with 48 beds, three operating rooms, 16 outpatient clinics, as well as emergency departments and medical laboratory services, X-rays, CT scans, mammography, a delivery room, and a neonatal intensive care unit.
Jara Cruz emphasized that 1.125 billion pesos have been invested in this infrastructure project for its rehabilitation and maintenance, as well as for the refurbishment of the emergency department, outpatient clinic, clinical laboratory, radiology and imaging, pharmacy, surgery, intensive care, genetics, and oncology areas.
For its part, the Ixtlán Hospital will serve approximately 40,000 residents of 34 municipalities in the Sierra de Juárez. It will also have 14 registered beds and 17 non-registered beds, nine consulting rooms, an emergency room, an operating room, and an obstetrician’s office.
The Governor indicated that more than 48.5 million pesos have been invested in this medical facility—which had been abandoned—to provide hospitalization, outpatient clinic, clinical laboratory, imaging, anesthesiology, ultrasound, and X-ray services, in addition to core medical and surgical specialties.
“The inauguration of these hospitals represents a great deal for Oaxaca and will be essential to adequately care for those who need it and ensure that Oaxacans exercise their right to health,” she stated.
Health for All
Meanwhile, the President of Mexico reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to strengthening public health throughout the country, which for years had been privatized and which, with the Fourth Transformation movement, was centralized into a system for all.
“Our goal is to strengthen public institutions, particularly those in health care, which are part of the IMSS, ISSSTE, and IMSS-Bienestar. That is the purpose of this inauguration: to guarantee access to health care from prevention to care,” she stated.
In this context, the general director of IMSS-Bienestar, Alejandro Svarch Pérez, emphasized that the launch of these two hospitals represents a major step forward in the consolidation of a unified health system.
“The State assumes the important role of providing, managing, and financing health services and involves the public in decisions. This is, in essence, the IMSS-Bienestar,” he said.
Source: oaxaca.quadratin
