Hospital Garrahan boosts pediatric surgery tech in Argentina
Argentina’s Hospital Garrahan has invested over $1.546 billion in medical technology, installing five new C‑arc systems that provide real‑time high‑definition imaging and lower radiation exposure for pediatric surgeries. The modernization is part of a broader $30 billion investment plan that also includes new hospital beds, a reopened helipad and staff salary raises.
The national public health laboratory ANLIS Malbrán opened a new $295 million building that consolidates bacteriology, enterobacteria and physiopathology services, enhancing the country’s ability to detect and respond to food‑ and water‑borne disease outbreaks.
In the province of Tucumán, the cardiovascular emergency network treated 33 heart‑attack patients during the World Cup, delivering thrombolytic therapy in interior hospitals and using tele‑assistance to expedite care.
Hospital Padilla performed a cutting‑edge endovascular flow‑diver stent procedure for a cerebral aneurysm, becoming the third centre in Latin America to use the technique.
In Ecuador, Hospital José Carrasco Arteaga invested more than USD 4 million in new cardiology, neurosurgery and radiology equipment, including a high‑field MRI and digital radiology, to expand specialized services. Meanwhile, Hospital General Riobamba completed a $138 k upgrade of its CT scanner and added two modern anesthesia machines to improve surgical safety and diagnostic capacity.
These initiatives illustrate a regional push to modernize health infrastructure and expand advanced medical services across Argentina and Ecuador.