The director from the El Almirante Hospital, Dr. Nur from Anan Yapur Batista, reported that until now the second level medical centerl of attention only has as I challenge the expansion of infrastructure, due to population growth in the area and the demand for medical services.
“What do we have as a challenge? Infrastructure. It is a hospital with an infrastructure of almost 30 yearsand no major removals have been made; “We would need more space for greater comfort for both staff and users,” he said.
“But the attributes we have are very favorable and, according to the indicators and calculations made by the MAP, we are above 85%, which was what we committed to in the aspects they chose, which is the urgency part, the user service part, the consultations and the images part,” he said.
Yapur Batistawho began directing the hospital for approximately five months, reported that the medical center provides care to 200 patients in the emergency area and in the consultation area to more than 200 as well.
Likewise, he highlighted that this month they carried out a total of 20 thousand laboratory tests registered in the Repository of the National Health Service (SNS); In addition, they have analytical availability and a total of twenty bioanalysts in the area.
Yapur Batista also pointed out that the most common diseases received by the center are hypertensive crises, asthmatic attacks, diabetes and cerebrovascular events.
Regarding the active circulation of respiratory viruses in the national territory, the director reported that they have had “the normal thing”, such as asthmatic children, who have some bronchitis, but not an outbreak of these cases.
In relation to sexually transmitted diseases (STD)highlighted that the hospital has a planning program, where they guide and provide contraceptive methods to avoid infections and unwanted pregnancies, mainly in adolescents.
Due to these measures, Yapur Batista assured that it is a “controlled” issue in the hospital. In addition, he highlighted that the center has the human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV).
“The focus is prevention, because sometimes they do not have the knowledge and have several partners,” he said.
humanization
He also assured that in the hospital there is no dehumanization of services, and to strengthen this area they have a training program aimed at collaborators.
“The hospital staff is a staff that has been around for a long time, they know all the patients and the patients are more than satisfied, because this is their home. I don’t think anyone can say that they have been mistreated, that there has been a case; since I arrived I have not seen them,” he said.
He pointed out that the The center’s payroll is made up of 432 employees, among them 102 doctors and 54 nurses.
“We have enough nurses who are covering all areas and we have enough doctors (…) We have known how to play with the ones we have, I would say. But until now the community has benefited and cannot say that they have come to the hospital and have lacked some service, until today,” said the doctor.
The hospital has 20 beds available in the inpatient area, sixteen in the emergency room and a maximum rotation of two days.
The Almirante Hospital, located on Avenida del Progreso, El Almirante sector, Santo Domingo Estehas a portfolio of services such as cardiology, diabetology, gynecology, obstetrics, internal medicine, pediatrics, psychology, pulmonology, urology, nutrition, dermatology, neurology, psychiatry and gastroenterology.
In a tour of the facilities with the management staff, good hygiene management, optimal infrastructural conditions and good management of service to patients were evident.
