Unions and workers held a festival against the closure of the Bonaparte Hospital

Unions and workers held a festival against the closure of the Bonaparte Hospital

October 5, 2024 – 22:22

Last Friday, workers at the Bonaparte Hospital began a protest demanding the continuity of the hospital.

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Unions and workers Bonaparte Hospital This Saturday they held a Cultural Day against the closure of the hospital announced by the Government. Since Friday it has been claimed for its continuity.

He The Ministry of Health confirmed this Friday the beginning of the closure of the Laura Bonaparte National Mental Health Hospital. Following this, the State Workers Association (ATE) defined permanence in the establishment and could deepen the force measures in the coming hours.

In response, the workers decided to take over the facilities of the Hospital located in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Parque Patricios. ‘It is not a corporate defense. We defend the right of the people to have free and free access to the health system, and of the girls and boys who until now were cared for in this center.”, stated the general secretary of ATE, Rodolfo Aguiar.

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During the cultural day this Saturday there were dengue prevention workshops and training for leaders of community spaces and different musicians such as Luga and hip hop union, Sofía Feijo and Fino Giglio performed.

Workers’ response to “false information expressed by the government”

The workers of the National Hospital “Lic. Laura Bonaparte” issued a statement this Saturday in response to what they described as false information expressed by the government and disseminated by the official media.

The Ministry of Health stated yesterday that “the health establishment receives a budget of 17 billion pesos annually and has a very low occupancy. With an average annual hospitalization of 19 patients per day, the indicators of the amount of care and consultations are very low for what would be expected from a hospital with general services, considering the building dimensions and the amount of human resources assigned.

In response, the workers reported that so far this year they have assisted more than 25,000 people and more than 98,000 consultations, only in healthcare services. In addition, there were more than 15,000 consultations in the Territorial Approach devices.

Official statement from the workers of the Bonaparte Hospital.pdf

Source: Ambito

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