SAMIC Juan Pedro Garrahan Pediatric Hospital, one of the recognized hospitals.
Health Minister Carla Vizzotti honored four hospitals for their good practices for improving health services and their purpose of fostering continuous improvement in care, the portfolio reported.
The distinguished establishments are the Esteban Echeverra Bicentennial Hospital, the Dr. Manuel Montes de Oca Colonia Nacional Hospital, the Cuenca Alta Nstor Kirchner High Complexity Hospital, and the Juan Pedro Garrahan SAMIC Pediatric Hospital, which received a certificate for their commitment with quality in health.
During a visit to the Esteban Echeverra Hospital, Vizzotti highlighted the articulated work carried out during this last year and a half between the Nation, provinces, and municipalities, to strengthen and expand the health system in record time.
“We had a State present in each of the levels and links, with which we were able to respond to each Argentine and Argentine who needed it. Today we can proudly say that we have a much more robust health system, which we must not stop defending ”, he emphasized.
The minister highlighted the work that was done in parallel to the pandemic to continue improving the levels of care in the health system.
“It was one of our objectives from the beginning of the management, and we had the decision to continue working on this issue despite all the difficulties that arose in the middle,” he stated, while pondering the service provided by these hospitals, based on the quality of patient care and its articulation with the community.
For his part, the Secretary for Health Quality, Arnaldo Medina, referred to the certificates of commitment to quality delivered today to these four hospitals as a beacon for the entire health system nationwide.
Good health practices are those actions that respond to people’s health needs, related to health promotion strategies, disease prevention, recovery and rehabilitation based on the best scientific knowledge.
The four hospitals were able to carry out the entire process and were recognized as establishments committed to quality.
