The Summer 2025 Plan for Lake Merín was signed
In an inter-institutional effort, health care is ensured until March 5 of next year with a Retainer Doctor in the main spa in the department of Cerro Largo.
The Primary Health Care Network (RAP), CAMCEL, the Ministry of Public Health, the Departmental Administration and the Municipality of Río Branco signed the now traditional agreement for the complementation of services.
“The agreement for the Laguna Merín Summer Plan is identical to last year’s. The Municipality provides the drivers for the ambulance, we from the RAP are going to provide Nurses, Doctors, Service Assistants and drivers from Monday to Friday and CAMCEL provides the Doctors on the weekends. It should be noted that they are checkpoint guards. The Doctor is not in the Polyclinic. Although it will provide on-site polyclinic care, it will not be on site 24 hours a day. It will be at your home in this case to thank the Municipality of Río Branco because they give us accommodation like last year. Whenever we have asked them they have been there” highlighted the Dr. Jonathan Milan.
“The Doctor is a retainer, the guards will be covered until March 5” confirmed during a press conference. “It always extends until February 28 but this year we are going to include the first week of March for carnival” he added.
“The operation will be the same: the Doctor will be at the door and if you need the ambulance, the driver will be there along with the nurses on duty, also beyond the fixed hours that they will meet during the operating hours of the Polyclinic.” Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. he pointed out.
“Let’s hope it works as it has been working every year, correctly. We haven’t had any major problems. Yes, something always happens because in health it is impossible for nothing to happen, something always happens. We are satisfied with the functioning of the agreements and the Polyclinic itself on a macro level.” evaluated the Director of the RAP of Cerro Largo.
PROVIDE QUALITY CARE
“We have been in this complementation format since 2015, which we really understand as very successful because when the institutions start to work for, in this case, the assistance of people and vacationers who are from the department but who are also from abroad and from other departments of the country, we can do quality things” he reflected Dr. Luis Felipe Ricagni Zabalveytía.
“Like everything, it can always be perfected and improved, but we offer all users of Laguna Merín that during the summer months they will have 24-hour assistance from a doctor, a nurse, and transportation if the pathology requires it to Río Branco. “There are already more complex centers that can solve some things” specified the President of the CAMCEL Board of Directors.
“When institutions work together we can achieve many things for the entire population regardless of where they attend and where they live” he remarked.
DECENTRALIZATION OF THE HEALTH SERVICE
“The Municipality of Río Branco is always committed to contributing and supporting the well-being of our people. In the case of Laguna, which belongs to the 3rd Section, it is our obligation to contribute what is within our reach.” manifested Federico Lopez.
“This is decentralization. We know that Laguna is sometimes a little further from the departmental capital but that commitment has always been signed that makes things easier. Here we have to contribute together so that people, for those who go on vacation and also for those who live permanently in the resort, can have this service in summer.” he remarked.
The Interim Mayor of the Municipality of Río Branco said that a way would have to be found for this supplementation system to be applied throughout the year and not only in the summer season. “We know that work has been done on decentralization. In this specific case, in this period a lot of things have arrived at the Laguna. That’s why from the Municipality, whatever we have to do to contribute to the town, we will always be at your service.” he assured.
BENEFICIAL FOR INHABITANTS AND VISITORS.
“It is very good and this agreement that was signed for our main departmental spa, for its people, for visitors, is celebrated. “This is of tremendous importance.” summarized the Departmental Director of Health of Cerro Largo.
“I hope that everything runs as normal and that in February everything went well, without any surprises, although in terms of health it is difficult for this to happen” held the Dr. Milton Silva.
STRONG INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT
“This agreement guarantees the best coverage with strong institutional support” summarized the Mayor of Cerro Largo.
“Personally, I emphasize this about complementing services and not overlapping resources, which is surely much more efficient” he pointed out. “Not having two windows but complementing them and together contributing what needs to be done so that the service is the best possible, having, as in this case, coordination between Río Branco and Melo so that in the event of an emergency the entire system is already be ready to act” he remarked José Yurramendi.
“It is a new year of this agreement. We hope that the service is provided with all the attention that is required. The demand leads us to think about a little more. This serves as a base, as a starting point. A few years ago this did not exist in the summer. The postseason requirement is governed because there is good attention in the summer” considered.
