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Health Politics Local 2025-10-31T07:47:45+00:00

Issues at Ciudad de la Health Hospital

A patient reports a shortage of medicines, equipment, and staff at a major hospital in Panama. The cardiovascular surgery institute is operating at full capacity.

A patient from Ciudad de la Health sent me this: This hospital is another white elephant. But there is a shortage of supplies, reagents, medications, and more equipment. There is also a need for more human resources, including nursing technicians, nurses, doctors […]

The cardiovascular surgery institute has 4 operating rooms and 212 patients.

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