Hospitals of Solidarity in Peru
Dr. Luis Rubio account that the January 3, 2003, at 5 in the morning, his cell phone rang … what if …? Brand was the mayor of Lima!, Dr. Luis Castañeda Lossio and called him to invite him to visit an old bus depot at that time …? .. If at that time!, At 6 am they were both in a old yard of the Municipality of Lima and the Mayor said, “Dr. Use these buses Rubio left to provide care to the popular sectors “… What? … But …? … No buts Doctor. , Has the support of the Municipality of Metropolitan Lima! – Dr. Rubio, MD, Plastic Surgeon, deep breath and … accepted! … Had the experience of the IPSS field hospital, which had been Director, recalled that he was a member of the feisty and combative XV Promotion of Medicine, National University of Trujillo, surrounded himself with competent professionals, put on courage and building on the infrastructure of the municipality of the capital gave to the Metropolitan Life SOLIDARITY-SISOL-started its activities a warm April morning … was the year 2003, 21 old buses, gowns awoke in the District of Independence in the Southern North of the city, on land provided by the Municipality of the District, gone very long days and nights of work and stress and to the general expectation of the people who watched absorbed the old buses carrying passengers ENATRU before, now instead of drivers and conductors had doctors and nurses, rather than passengers now have patients … What is this?, some believers thought of a farce, some pessimists thought of a fiasco, some malicious thought of a populist political strategy … but Veritas Felia temporis (Actually, Daughter of Time), the first month were recorded … 45.000 queries!, at 10 months were registered … A million of medical care! … The success was overwhelming … everyday work, selfless, anonymous … harvested their first fruits! And he opened the door to new and immense responsibilities, challenges and dreams … the problems multiplied as well, harassing the American Medical Association, the Public Prosecutor’s Office, Health Directorates … did not understand the Solidarity Hospital … but finally the Sovereign People’s Court … discussed and decided! … and there are the Solidarity Hospital, based massively Eye Secrets popular sectors and the middle class in Lima.
Today they are 23 hospitals located in different cones populous Greater Lima, are 4 Hospitals in Tumbes, Sullana, Chiclayo, Tacna, now 70.000 daily visits are 50 specialties, has specialized centers such as the Pain Unit, Institute Human Reproduction, Institute for Eye … thousands of physicians, nurses, dentists, midwives, technicians, administrative, health visitors, police, drivers, lawyers, engineers … gather to work in various parts of the great capital, from 8 am to 8 pm, young physicians learn from the experience of major medical major medical and vice versa are renewed with young people, Solidarity Hospitals are also a center for teaching and sharing of experiences, now occupies the 13% coverage Health in Lima, behind the MINSA and ESSALUD, 48% of the population believes that attention is good, participates in major national missions in the campaigns against the cold spell of Puno, Influenza, the earthquake in Pisco, cleft lip operation, mermaid girl, girl sheep and many more cases, traveling hospital now has just 8000 consultation meeting in a month and up Chulucanas and elsewhere, now the Medical Federation considers it a health subsystem.
What is a Solidarity Hospital
Is an alternative system of Health, autonomous from the Municipality, be independent of this, auto-hold based on their own efforts and income, has an agile and efficient Organization is modernized with the times but what is not varies is its essence (Mission), its philosophy of providing quality health care to social sectors, with reasonable and affordable humane treatment SISOL works and runs through agreements it has with more than 200 companies that provide Medical specialized care, modern infrastructure, technology and quality at all costs, hundreds of doctors working in this system, complying with the rigid discipline schedules that sometimes includes holidays.
Peruvian Public Opinion, recently, a survey from the University of Lima, issued in the newspaper El Comercio meant that 76.2% of Limeños believes that the care at these hospitals is high quality, 72.8% believed that their professional doctors are good and 73.2% believe that their prices are comfortable.
What is the future of the Hospital for Solidarity?
Organically the system is sound, there is a wide acceptance among the people, the service is of quality, no complaints that jeopardize the project, but the vagaries of politics if they pose a threat, politicians and politicians always try to undermine System for partisan reasons … but the Solidarity Hospital has a great ally and defender, and that is the people who defend them without hesitation because this system is no longer owned by its management … belongs to the people! .
When at 5 am on Luis Rubio cell ring is sure to startle his heart speed up and open your eyes … well SISOL Chotano and the people he calls for new challenges … Consolidate in Lima!, New claims will be extended in goals … throughout the country!, new dreams … this experience to neighboring countries! … know that there is still a long way to go and many challenges to meet … but so far the activities have been met that morning as Mayor Rubio Lima dreamed and fought 6 years ago
