CAMAGÜEY.- Among all general hospitals in Cuba, the university hospital Manuel Ascunce Domenech reported the most elevated figure of surgical interventions across the country (27 463). Eleven of these were kidney transplants during 2019. The aspirations were around 25 000.

This indisputable achievement combined with lower recourse of blood transfusions —less 3 801— and blood products at a 50 %, while the reuse of expendable material was at a 98 %. And the service of Natural and Traditional Medicine (MNT) overfulfilled its indicators.

304 severely ill pregnant women were helped at the Intensive Care Unit, aproximately 50 were in critical conditions and 52 required to be intubated, six of them died. These were the figures reported by the Doctor of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor and Second Degree specialist in General Surgery, and director of “Manuel Ascunce”.

He also referred to fuel and water savings at the end of 2019, as well as the fact that accounting begins a process of Certification, with 100 % of the executed budget. These are first-class issues during a time in which Cuba has been affected by the strengthening of the United States’blockade imposed on our country over half a century. However, attention delivery not only has remained strong, but also has been better.

There, there are eleven Doctors in Sciences, two nurses have projects approved for their PhD, and six professionals are pending the submission of their own.

153 research projects are highlighted; six of them are asociated at a country level. de estos, seis asociados a nivel nacional. 425 is the amount of residents throughout all clinical and surgical specialties, and over 200 are professors.

Of course, professor García claimed, there is still a long way ahead of us in pursuit of reaching the quality and excellence in the medical service, non-rejected purpose of the staff regarding ts 2207 workers, 674 of which are physicians, 557 nursing staff, 64 Health technologist, without overlooking that 142 of workers provide services in 35 countries. This is one of the five biggest hospitals in the nation and has 38 health services and 24 medical in nature and it is where teaching in the province began.

 Keila Novoa Ricardo/ Journalism student