The South West Subnet expands specialized medicine services at the Bosa hospital

The integrated subnet of South West Health Services that announced The opening of new specialized medicine services at the Bosa hospital, with the objective of decentralizing attention and improving access to high complexity consultations for the southern population of Bogotá.

From now on, the inhabitants of this area will be able to access questions of pneumology, psychiatry and neurology directly in this town, which represents a significant advance in the local public health offer.

In addition, the telemetry service was enabled, a continuous monitoring technology by means that will strengthen the timely diagnosis of epilepsy, a neurological condition that requires specialized attention.

This installed capacity will allow to attend 50 patients per month, reducing the need for displacements to other hospitals in the city, such as the Western Hospital of Kennedy, where these studies were previously carried out.

The District Health Secretary, Gerson Bermont, stressed that, in the midst of difficulties in the National Health System, the Sur West Subnet responds with the implementation of own services and advanced technology. “We went from a outsourced service to leave installed capacity in the telemetry service for the diagnosis of epilepsy, reaching 50 patients per month,” Bermont said.

This new service is part of the most well -being model promoted by the Ministry of Health, which It seeks to carry high technology and qualified equipment to the entire city, facilitating faster and more precise diagnoses for patients.

The epileptologist neurologist Camilo Espinosa, a member of the Subnet epilepsy program, explained that telemetry is essential to identify and classify different types of epileptic crises, differentiating them from other neurological events, which improves the quality of diagnosis and treatment.

The Bosa hospital, which serves on average to 15,800 per month between external consultation, Hospitalization and emergencies, also extended its hospital capacity in internal medicine with 17 new beds, for a total of 67 available.

This expansion seeks to improve the opportunity in the allocation of appointments and Facilitate access to specialized services in the town, avoiding unnecessary displacements through the city, As explained by Andrea Hurtado Neira, manager of the South West Subnet.

Regarding mental and respiratory health, the South West Subnet also strengthened its offer with the opening of services in psychiatry and pneumology, both in external consultation and in hospitalization and emergencies.

Dr. Lucía Mora Quiñones, Deputy Manager of Assistance Services, pointed out that this expansion will allow comprehensive and timely to attend patients with mental disorders and respiratory diseases, strengthening the user -centered care model and comprehensive care routes.

The Bosa Hospital is a modern and large capacity infrastructure, built under the Private Public Association model (app) and delivered in December 2023.

It has more than 30,000 square meters, 215 beds, 7 specialized surgery rooms, intensive and intermediate care units, and imaging diagnostic cutting -edge technology, which makes it a reference center for the south -west of Bogotá. This work has been internationally recognized for its innovation and environmental sustainability, including LEED Silver Level and Water Reuse Systems.

With this extension, The South West subnet reaffirms its commitment to technological modernization, Equity in access to health and continuous improvement in the provision of services for the population of Bosa and surrounding towns such as Kennedy, Fontibón and Puente Aranda.

The comprehensive strategy includes not only the extension of services, but also the formation of highly qualified multidisciplinary teams, made up of neurologists, Epileptologists, nurses and technicians specialized in electroencephalographic monitoring, thus guaranteeing quality and specialized care.

In summary, The opening of the services of pneumology, psychiatry, neurology and telemetry at the Bosa hospital represents a decisive step to bring specialized medicine to the community, Reduce waiting times and improve the quality of life of patients in the southwest of Bogotá.

This initiative is part of an innovative public health model that combines state -of -the -art technology, modern infrastructure and a focus on the integral well -being of users.

Laura Valeria López Guzmán

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