The President of the Republic, Mario Abdo Benítez, went to the General Hospital of Luque for routine check-ups, which led to the suspension of several scheduled surgeries, according to complaints.
Last Thursday, the head of state decided to undergo endoscopy and colonoscopy studiesresorting to the public health system for said purpose, in this specific case, to the General Hospital of the city of Luque.
Information was confirmed by several journalistswho had the report of the visit of Abdo Benítez to the facilities of the Luqueño hospital, considered as one of the reference centers at the Central department level.
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This fact, in addition to be unusual Y have gone virtually unnoticedwould also have resulted the suspension of several scheduled surgeries for that Thursday morning, according to complaints received by the journalist Gustavo Velázquez.
President Mario Abdo Benitez underwent endoscopy and colonoscopy studies last Thursday. These procedures were at the Regional Hospital of Luque. Patients claim that scheduled operations were suspended that morning, running out of shift ?
— Gustavo Velazquez ? (@VelazquezGVS) November 27, 2022
said situation generated the discomfort and indignation of several patientswho they had processed in advance the scheduling of their respective operations and they awaited the realization of the same, now having to wait for another new date.
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It is public knowledge the inconveniences that thousands of patients suffer daily that They go to public hospitals in different parts of the countryEither for consultations, studies or to undergo certain surgeries which, in the private sector, would have a high cost.
It is worth mentioning that endoscopy and colonoscopy They are routine exams help to rule out any type of abnormality in the digestive system. In the case of the endoscopyit’s a non-surgical procedure used to examine the digestive tractwhile the colonoscopy is aims examine the inside of the large intestine.