He Dr. Ney Arias Lora Traumatological Teaching University Hospital made a specialized surgical day highly complex, focused on surgeries knee and hip replacementwhich benefited more than 20 patients who for years remained on a waiting list to recover their mobility and quality of life.
The center’s management reported that during the day security procedures were carried out. joint replacement hip and knee, considered among the most expensive and specialized in the health system, which represented a relief for low-income patients who did not have regular access to this type of interventions.
He indicated that this initiative is part of an institutional practice promoted by the current executive director of the National Health Service (SNS), Julio César Landrónwho established these sessions during his management of more than five years at the head of the hospital, with the aim of reducing the waiting list and expanding access to surgeries with high social impact.
International specialists
They participated in the day more than ten specialists in orthopedics and traumatologycoming from different regions of the country and other hospital centers, who performed the procedures under strict quality standardsefficiency and safety.
- They also intervened 15 resident doctors of the specialty, which they received practical training in surgeries joint replacementas part of the teaching and academic role played by the Ney Arias Lora Hospital as a university center of national and international reference.
