Clinica La Sagrada Familia: Premier Cardiovascular Surgery Unit in Colombia’s Coffee Region

2023-12-24 05:03:02

With the opening of the new and most modern Cardiovascular Surgery Unit, Clínica La Sagrada Familia continues to deliver for the Quindians and continues to position itself as the IPS with the highest complexity in the Region, at the level of the best in the country.

The most complete and modern cardiovascular surgery unit in the Coffee Region opens its doors in Armenia, at Clínica La Sagrada Familia, an institution in the health sector that is committed to excellence and quality of service, thus becoming one of the benchmarks. most prominent in the field of cardiovascular health in Colombia.

After complying with a demanding verification by the Departmental Health Secretariat, this intelligent and integrated unit was enabled in the high complexity modality and is now at the service of the community, already being considered one of the best for the development of cardiovascular surgery in the country.

This new service is coordinated by the cardiovascular surgery specialist Álvaro José Borrero Rengifo, who has been part of the team of experts at prestigious health institutions such as Fundación Valle del Lili, Clínica Las Américas, Centro Médico Imbanaco, among others. He is an international researcher in cardiac surgery and has experience in more than 7,600 highly complex surgical procedures.

“This is the best Cardiovascular Surgery Unit in the region, conditioned and equipped with equipment with the highest technology and a group of experts in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of heart diseases, this will guarantee patients the comprehensive health care they require and will avoid unnecessary transfer to other institutions outside the city” he indicated.

This new unit has a state-of-the-art operating room, with world-class technology and an intensive care unit for cardiovascular patients. La Sagrada Familia Clinic is, at this time, the first entity in the health sector in the central-western region, to have this type of technology and the only one in the Eje Cafetero region, to perform minimally invasive techniques that are currently trending at the level. world.

“It is important to highlight the effort, economic investment and interest of La Sagrada Familia Clinic and the Uros Business Groupin maintaining the modernization of its infrastructure, the continuous improvement of its processes and the acquisition of new equipment that guarantees users the provision of a service with the highest quality, comprehensive care, an accurate diagnosis and timely treatment. to the pathologies that affect the health of the inhabitants of the region” indicated Dr. Borrero Rengifo.

ECMO therapy and minimally invasive surgery

La Sagrada Familia Clinic will be the ONLY one in the region with specialized units for extracorporeal support (ECMO) that will allow assistance to the heart or lung of people with severe pulmonary and cardiovascular problems, offering a chance at life to these patients who died in the majority of cases due to lack of these support teams.

This institution will also be the ONLY one to offer minimally invasive cardiac surgery, a technique that will allow an earlier recovery of patients, reducing blood loss during surgeries and hospital stay times, going from a ten-day in-hospital postoperative period with conventional surgery to four. days with minimally invasive surgery.

In addition to complete alarm and prevention equipment to guarantee patient safety, this new unit has a heart-lung machine, which makes it possible to perform extracorporeal circulation during surgical procedures and is equipped with a state-of-the-art echocardiogram, which offers images in 3D in motion. Additionally, the technology of this unit with high-resolution monitors offers developed 3D images that allow the medical team to intervene on the moving or passive heart with a great depth of field.

This set of resources allows complex procedures to be performed with precision and safety, placing Clínica La Sagrada Familia at the forefront of medical care in Colombia.

The opening of this unit not only benefits the residents of Quindío, but also offers high quality services to the entire Eje Cafetero region and its area of ​​influence.

Patients requiring cardiovascular surgery services now have the possibility of receiving world-class care in their own region, avoiding trips to other cities. This advance represents a great step towards the decentralization of specialized health services in Colombia.

In summary, the opening of the Cardiovascular Surgery Unit at the La Sagrada Familia Clinic marks a milestone in the health of the region. With cutting-edge technology and a highly qualified medical team, this institution has established itself as a benchmark in cardiovascular care, reaffirming its commitment to the health and well-being of the Eje Cafetero community, always with its unbeatable philosophy of serving with the soul.

La Sagrada Familia Clinic; Pride of the Quindians for Colombia.

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