The director of the Social Security Fund (CSS), Enrique Lau Cortés, reported that they will enable 30 additional intensive care beds in the Arnulfo Arias Madrid Hospital Complex, given the increase in Covid-19 cases.
During a tour this Saturday through this hospital facility, the director reported that they also detected some leaks in the structure that must be corrected in the coming days.
In addition to repairing the leaks, we will add 30 new beds to the intensive care unit, he said.
According to Lau Cortés, 50 nurses and 15 more doctors were appointed to provide the service in the new rooms and beds that are being enabled in this hospital.
Today we were interviewing several of these health professionals, he added.
The CSS Hospital Complex has 118 intensive care beds and have an occupancy level of around 90%. Most hospitalized patients have
Covid-19.
According to the latest report from the Ministry of Health, there are 1,398 hospitalized patients; 1,243 in the ward and 155 in intensive care.