The Cabinet has approved an investment of 5,123,978 euros, through Murciano Health Service (SMS) under the Ministry of Health and Social Policy, for renovation and expansion in the Rafael Mendez hospital, hospital facility reference for the public health area III-Lorca.
The purpose of this investment is to allow the reform and expansion of the health care areas of Obstetrics, Sterilization Surgical Resuscitation and Rafael Mendez.
Thus, the SMS these areas seeks to adapt to changing care needs that have been generated from the construction of this hospital.
The works have an estimated duration of 18 months, a period which gradually develop actions to improve the performance offered to the public health area III-Lorca.
Thus, the structure of the delivery rooms in Obstetrics be amended in line with a comprehensive concept of labor, and increases by three the number of operating rooms.
With these renovations and expansion, the hospital Rafael Mendez added a total of eight operating rooms and incorporate into its existing portfolio of services on Resuscitation, since so far only available post-anesthesia recovery unit.
Thus, the area of ​​resuscitation, start-ups, have an area of ​​446.90 square meters and will have an area connected to the rest of the center for family and six beds and ancillary services, such as the offices of supervisor and department head, living room or aparataje stores, among others.
This renovation and expansion project involves working on a total area of ​​3,077 square meters.
Of these, 1,482 correspond to new works and the rest, 1,595 square meters, will be undergoing renovations.
In healthcare matters should be noted that during 2012, the Rafael Mendez hospital stays de69.234 recorded a total revenue and 11,531.
Also, 1,716 births were attended and interventions hicieron6.329.
Of all operations, 4,993 were major surgical interventions, of which 3,626 were scheduled and urgent 1,367, and 1,336 were minor surgery.
Source: CARM