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The mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Crivella, announced Saturday (12) that he would invest about R $ 500 million to re-equip and restructure the hospitals of the municipal network.
During the opening week swimming in the Lake Deodoro Radical Park, in the northern area of Rio, he said that he would take care of the infrastructure and of equipment units so that the population is proud of the municipal health network.
"We should have invested $ 70 million last year, bought CT scanners, magnetic resonance imagers, and exchanged 60 anesthetic carts, each costing R 160 000. But is that enough? No, it is not enough, so this year we ordered almost half a billion reais – by the way, I give you this news, eh? equipment for our municipal public network, "said Crivella.
According to Crivella, with this money, we will buy more beds for hospitals, as well as air conditioning equipment and elevators.
"We will take care of the infrastructure and the equipment.The people of Rio de Janeiro will be proud of their public health system.It is our commitment to take care of people." not only we call doctors and this weekend we have another health system in the field of orthopedics.With the half billion we will invest this year, I am confident that we will leave the real legacy, which would be even better than the Olympics, "said the mayor.
Crivella stated that he had already ordered the material and that the suppliers' proposal had been delayed, but that it should arrive until next week, probably until the 15th.
I am sure this will be the best news of the year so far, "said the Mayor.
Since last year, TV Globo has been broadcasting news reports of the health crisis in the municipality.
Patients seeking care in the Pedro II and Albert Schweitzer hospitals in the western zone, as well as in other OS-run healthcare facilities, suffer from lack of doctors In the heat of the last days, the problem has been aggravated by the lack of air conditioning in many units.
Tuesday (8), Mayor Marcelo Crivella announced the release of 100 million R $ for organizations The salary arrears are a constant complaint of those who work for operating systems. Last Thursday (3), Crivella asked for patience for those who depend on municipal health.
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