the hospital I Edmund Escomel has a Blood Bank since the March 1st to serve approximately 99 thousand insured from the districts of Paucarpata, Polobaya, Quequeña, Pocsi, Characato, San Juan de Tarucani, Yarabamba, Chiguata and the lower part of Mariano Melgar.
With this improvement, the EsSalud hospital can care for patients who require surgical interventions or enter for emergencies.
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The units of blood are collected from the Blood Bank of the Carlos Alberto Seguín Escobedo Hospital, in order to guarantee the stock and provide a complete service to the insured.
Before this installation, in cases of emergency, doctors required blood units from the Carlos Alberto Seguín hospital or referred the patient to the central hospitalalthough this implied running a risk to the health of the insured.