The transformation of Terceira Hospital (HSESIT) into a “slightly larger health center” is the fear of doctors who work in the infrastructure and who called the DI’s attention yesterday to investments in equipment at Ponta Delgada Hospital (HDES), taking advantage of the modular structure that was attached to it after a fire. On the contrary, they claim “essential investments” in Terceira’s hospital “do not bind or lose.”
Neuro-stimulation equipment, nine video laryngoscopes, six non-invasive and eight invasive ventilators, 11 ultrasound scanners, 130 articulated beds that will allow obsolete beds to be replaced, six advanced delivery block beds, and 13 advanced ICU beds are some of the equipment installed in the so-called modular structure of the Ponta Delgada Hospital (HDES).
The Regional Secretary for Health and Social Security, who made the announcement, also said that more equipment for the structure would be arriving next week, namely new ventilators and incubators for neonatology, new imaging equipment, and equipment for the Modular Hospital’s operating room.

THIRD DOES NOT GO AHEAD
Ultrasound scanners for special, pediatric, and vascular examinations; equipment for otorhinolaryngology, ophthalmology, cardiology, and anesthesia; a genetic sequencer for SEEBMO – Specialized Epidemiology and Molecular Biology Service (all worth 543,000 euros); and a device for hemodynamics (at least 500,000 euros), are some of the pieces of equipment that the doctors who spoke to DI consider essential for the island of Terceira “to maintain the minimum of the minimum.”
“There are indications that more than 300 million euros will be invested in the HDES over the next few years, in an attempt to create a central structure with university teaching facilities. This is not acceptable, because it disrespects decentralization and redundancy, which are essential in the Azores,” said one of the doctors who approached DI.
“By the way, speaking of redundancy, let your newspaper ask why hemodialysis patients from HDES didn’t come to Terceira after the fire…” said one of the doctors.

FUTURE
For Mónica Seidi, the process underway at the hospital in Terceira “is a very significant step forward in healthcare for the population and will not only meet the needs of this difficult time, but will also set the region on the path to the future”.
“We will have an increasingly robust Regional Health Service, thanks to the investment of the Government of the Azores. The commitments we made are being fulfilled,” he said.
DI (the Diário Insular newspaper in Angra) intends to question Mónica Seidi when free from her current parliamentary work.

In Diário Insular-José Lourenço, director

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