Quito, January 19, 2022
In order to keep patients and health workers safe, the Ecuadorean Ministry of Public Health has ordered the implementation of an emergency plan at Pablo Arturo Suárez Hospital. This is after analyzing the technical reports of the health house.
In these buildings, whose final handover was in 2016, physical damages were proven on the ground floor and upper floor; Porcelain tile lift. Cracks in the beams of the structure and cracks in the ground.
Faced with this reality, the branch portfolio recommended the establishment of a consultation to assess the building infrastructure. In its first phase, it was proposed to disable the parking area to reduce the impact of weight on the infrastructure. In addition, in March the level of vulnerability of the building is expected to be determined.
Meanwhile, as of January 10, 2022, a gradual change plan is being implemented in some regions. In the first phase, 25 critical care centers located in the emergency area were moved to the surgical hospital located in the old building.
Thus, the seven positions in the intensive care area are preserved, in addition to the previous 32 positions. Not to forget 57 hospital treatment centers for COVID-19, located in the old part. This protects the safety of users and employees.
Outpatient services, as well as specialized care, scheduled and emergency surgeries, hospitalization, rehabilitation, diagnostic tests, dialysis, and care in the maternity and neonatal center were not suspended.
Within the measures to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, HPAS has been designated as the priority care hospital for patients infected with the coronavirus. That the emergency service was re-converted to the intensive care unit.
If support is necessary for the care of COVID-19 patients, the Coordination of District 9 (Quito Metropolitan Region) is sending its emergency plan by revitalizing the General Teaching Hospital in Calderon, north of Quito, which includes nine critical care centers; and Enrique Garces General Hospital with six critical care centers.
In a complementary way, MSP planned, in accordance with the recommendations of the consultancy, the analysis of the behavior of the structure, the geotechnical study and the seismic risk with which this state portfolio will confirm the vulnerability of the building built in 2016 or not. With this the type of intervention is expected to be determined.
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