He San Juan de Dios General Hospital, The main health center in Guatemala restored electricity service this Saturday after 72 hours of a blackout.
The director of the hospital, José Alfaro, explained that the failure was due to the poor condition of a 1,500-meter conductor cable that runs from the San Juan de Dios electrical substation located on Elena Avenue to the electrical station located inside the hospital. hospital.
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The blackout forced the suspension of some surgical and diagnostic procedures, as well as outpatient care. However, health personnel continued to work to provide care to patients in areas that were not affected.
“Although health personnel have not stopped working, starting today the service will continue normally as it has been doing,” Alfaro said.
Outpatient services will return to normal starting Monday, January 8.
They will review the damage at the San Juan de Dios Hospital after the 72-hour blackout
Regarding the damage that could have been caused by the lack of electrical energy in the hospital, the center reported that they will begin to work on the inspection and evaluation of all existing devices in the hospital to provide details of any failure that is located as a result of the service shortage.
In addition, they assured that during the crisis experienced due to the lack of service, no patient’s death was recorded as a consequence of this emergency.
The blackout at the San Juan de Dios Hospital caused concern among the Guatemalan population, who fears for the quality of medical care in said hospital.
