IPS Advances Ultrasound Appointments with Saturday "Marathons"

The Institute of Social Security (IPS) in Paraguay is implementing a new strategy to tackle long waiting lists for ultrasounds. Starting this Saturday, the Central Hospital of IPS will host "ultrasound marathons" every weekend, aiming to perform up to 180 of these diagnostic imaging studies each day.

This initiative is designed to expedite appointments that were previously scheduled for the end of the year and beyond. Dr. Derlis León, IPS Health Manager, explained to ABC Color that the high demand at major IPS hospitals, including the Central and Ingavi, had led to some patients facing waits of two to three months, with appointments pushed to December, January, or February. "With this initiative, we are advancing those appointments," Dr. León stated.

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With this initiative, we are advancing those appointments.

The IPS is proactively contacting insured individuals whose appointments are being rescheduled, using phone calls or messages to inform them of the earlier dates. The primary objective, according to Dr. León, is to ensure that patients needing control ultrasounds do not have to wait longer than two months for their examinations. This effort seeks to improve patient care and reduce the backlog at the institution.

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The idea is that the control study waiting times do not exceed two months.