He Mario Correa Rengifo Hospitallocated in the southwest of Cali, continues to face a power outage. Given this situation, the health authorities They have activated a contingency plan to minimize the impact on patient care services.
The Cali Health Secretariat has reported that patients in critical conditions, especially those requiring oxygen assistance, have been transferred to different medical institutions. Furthermore, it was temporarily suspended the outpatient care.
“Se the level of alert has increased in the network of health service providers, both public and private, to ensure the adequate reception of patients who need to be mobilized,” said Yaneth Vélez, Undersecretary of Health of Cali.
The authorities They are considering the possibility of evacuating the entire hospital if it is deemed necessaryFor now, they decreed the AYellow alert.
“We are scheduling total patient referral if this damage cannot be corrected… The hospital will only be able to attend to vital emergencies“said María Cristina Lesmes, Secretary of Health of the Valley.
A group of specialists has inspected the hospital facilities to carry out a exhaustive analysisor, with the objective of determining the magnitude of the damage and developing an action plan for the complete restoration of servicess.
Local authorities have scheduled a meeting of the Emergency Committee for next Mondays, in order to evaluate and strengthen the current contingency plan.
Cause of Power Outage
Authorities confirmed that Lightning struck directly at the hospital’s power plant. during the recent rains, causing an immediate interruption in the power supply. The public services company of Cali, Emcalireported that it is tworking to restore electricity.
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