Today marks 100 days since Peruvian authorities declared a state of emergency in the country to curve the spread of COVID-19, and the Social Health Insurance System (EsSalud) notes that it has learned great lessons and confronted strong challenges that led it to adopt a series of strategies in order to mitigate the impact of the virus, obtaining important results in record time.
"We have seen first-hand the painful departure of COVID-19 patients, but also their recovery. Today, 100 days after Peruvian authorities declared a state of emergency, nearly 57,000 patients have been discharged," EsSalud Executive President Fiorella Molinelli underlined.
In addition, she explained that the institution has increased its care capacity nationwide, going from 392 hospital beds in March to 7,359 to date.
Moreover, Molinelli informed that the number of intensive care unit (ICU) beds increased from 122 in March to 524 to date.
"This increase in the supply of beds reflects, with tangible results, that the institution responds to this great challenge, which requires speed to adapt the hospital infrastructure and improve medical care conditions for mild, moderate and seriously ill patients," the EsSalud head said.
"These new ventilators will increase the EsSalud ICU capacity nationwide by 40%," she added.
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Published: 6/23/2020