Mendoza: tender opened for the public-private management of a hospital

The governor of Mendoza, Alfredo Cornejoannounced the call to tender for management of the Luján de Cuyo Hospital, which combines public service with the private sector. “The idea is to adopt a model that has proven to be successful in health systems internationally to improve efficiency in the provision of health services”, indicated in the province.

Cornejo was accompanied by the Ministers of Health and Sports, Rodolfo Monteroand Government, Infrastructure and Territorial Development, Natalio Mematogether with the mayor of Luján de Cuyo, They were Allasino,

Public – private model

“The public health system is a strictly provincial competence, and although we face challenges such as the excessive increase in the price of medicines and the lack of critical specialists such as pediatricians or therapists, we are moving forward with a defined program to solve these problems”said the provincial leader.

In that sense, he explained that the hospital will be put out to tender with a system where “The private sector completes the pending works, such as operating rooms and inpatient areas, and manages the hospital under a private management model for a public hospital.” Added to this is that the provincial State will finance the care of patients without social coverage, while the private sector must collect benefits from social works.

Cornejo also highlighted the transparency of the process when announcing the publication of the bidding document and assured: “We want to hear contributions and improvements that will ensure its viability. “We dare to innovate because we believe that this model is an efficient and realistic solution.”

Although the first stage was built many years ago, the operating rooms, inpatient area and complementary services were not completed. Given this, the president stated: “We intend for the successful bidder to not only fill it with professionals to provide services to the people of Lujan but also make the investments so that this hospital grows in services.”

For his part, Montero explained that the aim is for a complexity 1 hospital, “that is, one that has outpatient clinics, that has spontaneous demand, which would be a mini-guard to deal with 90 or 95 percent of the problems we receive in the guard.” .

He clarified that the hospital will not provide trauma services or ailments resulting from traffic accidents or serious pediatric issues.

Given this, the provincial leader stated that “if it goes well, it will be a great success for Mendoza and a promise fulfilled after many years. “We want to achieve it in a very short time with private investment,” he said, and explained the next steps of the process.

Interest

During January, the provincial government will publish a draft of the bidding documents to guarantee transparency and collect suggestions. “There are three companies that already provide services in Mendoza and are interested, but this is not closed. “We want them to consult the specifications, and if anyone from outside wants to participate, they will be welcome,” added the president.

Cornejo made it clear that the public hospital model with private management is a fundamental pillar of the project. “What we are not going to move on from is that it be public and privately managed. “It is a concept that we share with the Municipality and its objective is to ensure that low-income people in the area have access to health,” he emphasized.

Also participating in the announcement were the provisional president of the Senate, Martín Kerchner; the head of the Luján Deliberative Council, Andrés Sconfienza, legislators and councilors of the department. On that occasion, Governor Cornejo highlighted the importance of advancing innovative public policies to strengthen the provincial health system and explained the implementation of the mixed management model for the Luján de Cuyo hospital.