By: Tamarindo News Staff
President Solís visits expansion work and structural strengthening of La Anexión Hospital in Nicoya • 39 posts created for specialization for Chorotega region
Plan looks into hospital infrastructure and health care improvements for 2015-2019
With a plan to improve infrastructure, equipment and to increase medical staff, the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (Costa Rican Department of Social Security CCSS), which is the country’s governing health care institution, has announced a ¢43.020 million investment designed to boost aid to the population of Guanacaste.
Gabriela Murillo Jenkins, CCSS Infrastructure and Technologies Manager, explained that the plan will be executed between years 2015 and 2019.
According to the civil servant, currently in progress are the structural strengthening of La Anexión Hospital in Nicoya as well as the construction and outfitting of equipment of its new hospital services. This project began in January 2014 and it is supposed to be finished in January 2017. It will cost a total of ¢18.200 million.
“To enlarge and modernize a hospital such as La Anexión in Nocoya is, doubtless, not only a cause of pride, but one of great optimism. Costa Rican people deserve works that help us to consolidate our commitment to fight poverty, to produce jobs and to boost an economy that will benefit us all. In this respect, health care fulfills an essential function. Without a doubt whatsoever, this medical tower, which increases the number of its hospital beds, the operating rooms and the general space, will be an attraction for the area, with the typical quality and dedication of the Social Service”, said President of the Republic Luis Guillermo Solís in his tour through the hospital last July 24, where he witnessed its renovation.
Plan provides infrastructure in the province Murillo detailed that, among the plans already carried out, are the reconstruction of Nandayure clinics along with the delegation of the Basic Equipment of Complete Assistance (Equipos Básicos de Atención Integral en Salud EBAIS) of Cartegena and Veintisiete de Abril, all finished by the end of 2014.
In the next four years, there are plans for the construction of the EBAIS delegations of Huacas in Hojancha and Dulce Nombre in Nicoya. They are set to be finished in September 2015. In design stage now are the EBAIS delegations of Guadalupe in Liberia and of La Costa in Playas del Coco.
Mentioned among the largest works are the delegation of the Santa Cruz area, which was an investment of ¢200 million for the land purchase. Another ¢13.940 million will be set aside for construction as well as, Murillo said, the medical center’s equipment. Dr. Warner Picado, director of health services in the Chorotega area, said that by using the regional budget, in the last year, the institution has invested ¢1.236 million, among which 83% was designated as an investment for construction, equipment and infrastructure maintenance.
Additionally, the regional director said that in 2014 and 2015, the institution has supplied the area with 39 medical posts.
Specialists for the region
A family and community physician will be assigned for every 12 health areas in Chorotega
One physician specializing in emergencies, geriatrics, pediatric surgery and orthopedics, and two, in anesthesiology, in ophthalmology and a pharmacist will be assigned to the La Anexión Hospital
The new professionals designated for the Enrique Baldotano Hospital are of the following specialists: family and community, orthopedics, maternal-fetal medicine, radiology and medical imaging, nephrology, gynecology and obstetrics, gastroenterology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, cardiology and pediatrics.