Servicios de urgencias en Antioquia registran sobreocupación del 120%: los pacientes esperan hasta 24 horas
Los servicios de urgencias en Rionegro, Antioquia, enfrentan una crisis de sobreocupación que ha encendido las alarmas entre las autoridades sanitarias locales.
TL;DR
- Rionegro hospitals are experiencing 120% overcrowding in emergency services.
- Patients, especially those with triage 3 and 4 classifications, face wait times of up to 24 hours.
- The surge in demand is linked to the vacation period and an increase in respiratory infections.
- Rionegro's four emergency rooms are affected by the overcapacity.
- The municipality serves approximately 700,000 emergency patients annually from the eastern Antioquia region.
- Patients unable to be treated in Rionegro are being referred to Medellín and the Valle de Aburrá.