Argentina infarcted by Chile, which had to pay 650,000 pesos and returned to Tucumán

The young man was transferred by a medical plane rented by the provincial government. He was admitted to the coronary unit of the San Miguel Health Center Hospital.

The man who suffered a heart attack and who had to pay 650,000 pesos while he was in Chile arrived at dawn this Saturday in the province of Tucumán, where he is from. Maximiliano Conca was transferred by a medical plane hired by the provincial government – an MD FLY plane – which left Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, in the city of Buenos Aires, in Viña del Mar, then at Benjamín Matienzo airport.

Once in his province, the 40-year-old architect was transferred to the coronary unit of the hospital's health center, according to the newspaper La Gaceta de Tucumán. "The services do not change and the professionals are as good here as here, but the big difference is that here health is a free right, it's free for everyone, in Chile you have to pay and sometimes it's impossible figures, "said the man in statements issued by the province's health ministry. "He told us that he was surprised by the high cost of health in Chile and that it is totally free, with great professionals and advanced equipment," said the Minister of Health of Tucumán, Rossana Chahla, after his visit.

Conca had suffered a heart attack in Viña del Mar. The Argentine driver drove a rental car while enjoying a vacation with his girlfriend. He began to feel chest pain and sweat until he decompensates and crushes on the car in which they moved. His partner did not know how to drive and they asked for help to reach them at the nearest hospital. Maxi had a blocked artery and a stent had been placed at the Naval Hospital's private clinic, where they had managed to keep him alive.

However, during his few days of treatment, the family spent about 650,000 pesos and had to spend another 5 million pesos to perform a new surgery. For this reason, their relatives, unable to cope with this amount of money, urgently requested a medical plane so that the architect could return to Argentina and seek treatment in the country.

In Chile, the Tucuman, who was always accompanied by his family, could not be taken to a public hospital because they had collapsed. The man had already had a heart attack two years ago, had stopped taking the drugs a year ago, but in recent weeks he has again suffered chest pain, according to the hospital's medical report. After the first operation, he again suffered a strong arrhythmia and had to undergo a new surgery costing 5 million pesos.

The case added to the complications of Manuel Vica, another Argentinian who had not been treated in Bolivia for the amount of money he had requested and which had caused a great controversy and exchanges of views between the government of Jujuy, led by Gerardo Morales, and the government. Bolivian by Evo Morales. Therefore, in Jujuy, they approved a law on the collection of medical care for foreigners.

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