Almost 60% of the emergencies attended by 107 are for patients without coverage

2023-10-17 20:21:53

The Health Secretary of the municipality of Villa María, headed by doctor Pedro Trecco, released the emergency service data (107) so far this year.

Regarding the total calls, 59.11% were from people who do not have any type of medical coverage, social work or prepaid service.

On the other hand, 40.89% are calls from neighbors who have some type of medical coverage.

More than 9 thousand departures until September

With a total of 9,065 departures until the month of September. The 107 uses a color system: green, yellow and red. The green cases (scheduled departures) during the year were 5,136, yellow (emergencies) 3,163 and red (emergencies) 766.

February was the month in which the fewest calls were recorded with a total of 811. But May had a peak of 1,199 calls to 107.

The last recorded month (September) gave a total of 965 calls, green 569, yellow 333, red 63.

On average, more than half of the services correspond to scheduled departures from 107 (green), these are services that are carried out without a medical emergency.

They are generally called due to discomfort, which are attended to within a period established at the time of communication between the patient and the doctor, according to the medical assessment and the flow between the calls in yellow and red, the arrival time of the patient is established. service 107 to the location of the patient in a non-urgent condition.

Transfers of patients to health institutions also fall into this category.

*Professional practices. University College of Journalism (CUP).

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