Arequipa: Death of Congressman Guerra García and the danger of the LRSD Health Center | Society

At 12:05 noon, MP Hernando Guerra García of the People’s Power Party arrived at Essarud Manuel Torres in Morendo, Arequipa Province, Islay Muñoz Hospital, no vital signs. Twenty minutes earlier, his security detail had traveled in three vans to seek treatment at a medical center in the Ponta de Bon district, but the center was closed. Regional Health Management Officer, Walter Portojustifying the closure: It is a Class I-3 establishment and is open from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm, not 24 hours a day.

Doctors admit they need more staff for 24-hour care. Former Gov. Yamila Osorio wrote in her account that the position has been a full-time position since 2017. South Provide funds to fill the salaries of these positions. His successor, Elmer Cáceres Lica, shelved the agreement. Islay requires 380 professionals, the Level I-4 Anto Inclán Hospital requires 300 professionals, and the Level I-3 Coca Chakra Hospital requires 80 professionals. “We have asked for a budget but it is still being evaluated by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Economy and Finance,” he declared.

Health centers in crisis

Staffing shortages are not the only drawback. The Office of the Auditor General conducted inspections of primary health care facilities in the Arequipa region from September 5 to 11.First report released shows deficiencies that put prompt care at greater risk, as experienced by MPs Hernando Guerra Garcia. The EsSalud agency and the Ministry of Health were not spared. The Comptroller’s Office arrives at the Los Medanos Health Station in La Jolla. There are two drugs used to treat chronic diseases and acute diseases respectively.

Their general medicine, obstetrics and dental clinics lack equipment.No ultrasound, For example. There were no scales or stethoscopes at triage, according to the comptroller’s report. There are no vaccines or cold chain shipping boxes. Cabaconde Hospital in the Colca Valley has no obstetrics and gynecology offices, and the outer offices are filled with mold and saltpeter. Less minimum equipment. Ambulances were unavailable. at the same time, Uñon de Castilla health station Although obstetricians are needed in her category, there is still a shortage of obstetricians. They don’t pay the electricity bill. They were seven months into the debt. There is a lack of basic equipment such as ultrasound machines. The Ahomah Health Center in Kairoma has no water or drainage system. Likewise, its offices require minimal equipment.

Even the bathroom is gone

observe the same panorama Imada Health Center (Caylloma), Pillones (Caylloma) and Coporaque (Castilia), lack of medicines, equipment and environment. Although there is only one men’s and women’s bathroom in Tagle de Castilla Hospital, there is a lack of triage, which is done in the admission area. They did not install water points or surgical sinks. The same situation also happened at Huami Health Center. It lacks triage, equipment and some medications.

he Atiko Health Center (Caravelí) Lack of 23 essential medicines. One of them is folic acid, which can prevent diseases in the baby during pregnancy. Its hematology, biochemistry and microbiology laboratories are partially equipped. And their ambulances have no basic equipment or medical supplies.

Various health centers Arequipa They also suffer from the same disease. For example, at the Esmeraldas facility in José Luis Bustamante y Rivero, the emergency room is not fully equipped. In the medical posts managed by EsSalud, a lack of office equipment, emergency and urgent topics was found. For general medicine, there is a lack of electrocardiographs and stethoscopes.

While your dental office requires an endodontic kit.In addition, there is currently a lack of vaccines Tuberculosis and Hepatitis B. The Santa Rita de Siguas outpost, also from EsSalud, has no nurses and their equipment is inoperable or unavailable, which compromises care in the general medical and dental clinics. Its vaccination centers also lack water points.