Veraguas hospital operating with two surgical rooms after leaks in operating area

Luis “Chicho” Fábrega Hospital in Veraguas is operating with two surgical rooms for emergency procedures after water leaked into the operating area.

The incident began over the weekend when a pipe in the hemodialysis area broke, sending water through the ceiling of the operating room. Hospital management activated measures to maintain patient care and, if necessary, arrange transfers through the national hospital network.

Medical director Sirly Reyes said workers are repairing the operating-room ceiling while cleaning the air-conditioning ducts. She said the hospital was using the situation to carry out both jobs at the same time and make the most of the repair period.

The hospital continues to perform surgeries in the two available operating rooms, mainly emergencies. Officials are coordinating with other hospitals in the region in case a patient needs treatment that cannot temporarily be provided at the facility. Repairs and cleaning will continue until normal conditions return to the operating area.

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This is a first measure, along with the support of the entire country’s hospital network. We are not only repairing the ceiling of the operating room, but also cleaning the air-conditioning ducts. These were the jobs that had to be done, and we are taking the opportunity to carry them out simultaneously and optimize the time.