Ximena Garzón, head of the State portfolio, also said that in Los Ríos there is a 38% contagion of COVID-19, and 65% vaccinated with two doses.
Quevedo, THE RIVERS
Audits, immediate change of authorities, lack of direction, and the shortage of medicine in three hospitals in Los Ríos were some of the issues that, at a press conference, the Minister of Health, Ximena Garzón, announced around 6:00 p.m. 00 of this Wednesday, January 12.
The preliminary report of the inspections made by Minister Garzón in the Hospital type C 10 de Noviembre and the basic hospital Jaime Roldós Aguilera, of Ventanas, and Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, of Quevedo, determined that responsibilities and sanctions for omission should be delegated to officials in charge of the management of these health houses.
“An intervention must be made to these three health houses, patient care and the provision of drugs must be improved, since it is extremely low, despite the purchases made by the Ministry of Public Health (MSP) and no steps have been taken to remove them. The irregularities are quite serious and there will be judicial sanctions, “said the minister.
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As for the Sagrado Corazón de Salud hospital, the official said that 6 million dollars will be invested by the Ministry of Public Health (MSP) “to repower” in the second half of this year, to this hospital, in the Infrastructure area, equipment, provision of medicine and improve coverage for patients.
On the subject of audits, the official said that within a month they should have the results, since in previous semesters budgets have been granted for the improvement in patient care, but, according to her inspection, nothing has changed in this hospital, and they are looking for those responsible for these alleged mismanagements so that they are punished as stipulated by law.
COVID-19 infections and vaccination in Los Ríos
Garzón explained that there is a 38% contagion of the virus in this province, according to statistical data from the MSP.
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He also said that there are 65% of those vaccinated with two doses in Los Ríos, which is very low compared to other towns in the country, for example, the province of Carchi, where close to 100% of its population is already inoculated with the two doses. , he indicated.
He stressed that this is because there is not good coverage in the vaccination centers. And that is defined by the number of patients who are admitted to hospitals that care for patients with COVID-19 and its variants. (I)
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