Health union in Trujillo counts the migration of 850 health workers

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The Secretary of the Sole Union of Health Workers in the state of Trujillo, Giovanni Vielma, reported that the The main healthcare center of the entity, has a staff shortage due to the mass migration of its workers consistently for the last 10 years, who feel dissatisfied with the salary they receive.

“We are going to start with the most important hospital in the state, which is Pedro Emilio Carrillo de Valera Hospital, where 850 people migrated: 280 resident and specialist doctors, 320 nurses, including technicians and graduates, and 250 workers.”

The union leader explained that in 2021 this labor migration increased, adding that the Workplace abuse against health workers is also listed as one of the causes of job abandonment in the regional health system.

Increase in motorcycle accidents

Vielma reported that the main The entity’s health centers register up to 4 deaths per week due to motor vehicle accidents. “Now we have the most serious case of motorcyclists, that is why there were so many accidents and deaths of motorcyclists this weekend. This weekend there were 7 motorcycle accidents and there were 4 deaths.”

He stressed that the The emergency service of the Valera Hospital is still under renovation, the Social Security emergency service was provisionally enabled closer, however, he states that it does not have the capacity to handle this type of clinical cases and the outpatient system has a shortage of personnel and supplies.