Riviera Maya, Q.R. — The state of Quintana Roo is expanding its hospital capacity with the addition of 115 healthcare professionals. The new medical professionals will be distributed between 13 hospitals.
Governor Mara Lezama Espinosa accompanied Alejandro Svarch, the General Director of IMSS-Bienestar Monday during the swearing-in ceremony of the new doctors and nurses.
The governor expressed her gratitude for the collaborative work, support and presence of Alejandro Svarch and emphasized that health is not a privilege, it is a right.
“Today is a day of social justice, a day to bridge the gaps of inequality by presenting these certificates,” she said recognizing the efforts of each of the healthcare professionals.
During the ceremony, Svarch said for the first time, the state’s hospitals will have full staff in critical areas which means operating rooms functioning at 100 percent, reduced waiting times and more timely and humane services.
“This is a concrete action to reverse the backlog, restore the training of specialists, and ensure that health is once again a guaranteed right. This effort is taking shape today here in Quintana Roo where we celebrate the addition of 115 new health professionals: 65 medical specialists and 50 nurses,” said Alejandro Svarch.
The new medical staff will strengthen 13 hospitals located in the municipalities of Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Chetumal, Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Cozumel, Isla Mujeres, Bacalar, Kantunilkín, Tulum and José María Morelos.
He explained that three correspond to Medical Specialty Units (UNEMES), two in Cancun and one in Chetumal, which will allow expanding the coverage of services and improving specialized care.
The distribution of the incorporated personnel includes 63 specialist doctors, 41 nurses, eight general practitioners, a dentist, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, as well as a nurse specializing in the perioperative surgical area.
Governor Lezama reiterated that Quintana Roo is making steady progress in consolidating a more accessible, humane and socially just healthcare system.
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