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Healthcare capacity expansion in South America

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Healthcare services in Venezuela, Chile, Peru, and Peru Argentina continue to implement initiatives to expand surgical capacity and reduce patient waiting lists. lists through specialized campaigns. In Venezuela, Peru, the National Surgical Plan in Zulia facilitated 214 procedures Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño (INSN) in a single week, including 103 general surgeries, 49 gynecological procedures, 40 ophthalmology cases, 14 pediatric surgeries, Breña has announced the ‘Sonrisatón’ campaign, scheduled for October 16 to 18. This initiative provides free surgery for children and eight traumatology procedures. These actions were carried out across several public health facilities, such as adolescents aged 3 months to 17 years. The program serves patients with the Autonomous Service of Seguro Integral de Salud (SIS), those from private clinics, and individuals lacking insurance, whose costs will be covered by the University Hospital ‘Damas de Rojo’ of Maracaibo. the INSN. In Chile, efforts to address patient needs have included Argentina, the Hospital de San Martín de los Andes is hosting a collaborative high-complexity surgical operation at Castro Hospital in the Chiloé province. Conducted session focused on cleft lip and alveolar palate (FLAP) malformations. Led by the Chiloé Health Service Dr. Mariano Ojeda and Capredena, this initiative treated 33 patients for varicose veins, marking a multidisciplinary team, the second such operation in 2026 and bringing session aims to provide specialized care locally to reduce the yearly total need for this procedure patients to approximately 70 beneficiaries. Additionally, travel to other medical centers. Previous efforts in Talca, the Hospital Regional de Talca is reviewing management protocols for minor surgeries to optimize patient referrals and prevent region include the saturation National Surgical Plan in Venezuela, which facilitated hundreds of medium-complexity hospitals. procedures in Zulia, and collaborative operations in Chile, such as varicose vein treatments in Chiloé and management protocol reviews in Talca. In Peru, specialized care has expanded through targeted campaigns. In Trujillo, the Hospital Belén conducted its first earlier expansions included pediatric cardiovascular surgery campaign, where specialists from the Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño de Breña campaigns in Lima performed complex operations on four children with high-risk congenital heart disease. This allowed local families to access life-saving treatment without traveling to the capital. Other technological advancements include Trujillo and the integration of 4K laparoscopy at the Hospital Víctor Ramos Guardia in Huaraz and the establishment of a permanent Endoscopy Unit at the Hospital de Quellón in Chile. Huaraz.

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  1. 2026-09-11 15:58 UTC Healthcare capacity expansion in South America
  2. 2026-09-10 20:21 UTC Healthcare capacity expansion in South America
  3. 2026-08-26 02:06 UTC Healthcare capacity expansion in South America

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