Governor Juan Diego Patiño chaired the Great Health Forum, in which resources allocated to hospitals and health centers were announced.

The President thanked the national government for supporting the construction of the highly complex Carolina Lararte Hospital, while noting the importance of continuing to strengthen public hospitals, especially the San Jorge University Hospital. Also the need to generate mental health activities.

During the Great Health Forum, the commitment of the Risaralda Government to provide quality health services to all Risaralda residents was ratified, through various strategies such as Primary Health Care (PHC), formalization of human talent in health, among others.

The head of the health portfolio, Guillermo Alfonso Jaramillo, stated that the national government has $1.3 billion ready to improve the Santa Cecilia Health Center, as well as the San Rafael Hospital in Pueblo Rico and the health center in Quimperde.

This was stated by Patino Ochoa. “We have moved forward with the highly complex regional hospital; with the help of the Ministry we have achieved the financial closure of the project and the technical feasibility. We are committed to the health of Risralda and today I want to reaffirm our commitment to working with the national government to make this great project a reality in the region.

The Risaralda government will contribute more than $130,000 million to build a level IV hospital in Risaralda, while Governor Juan Diego Patiño Ochoa has asked the Department of Health to strengthen the 16 departments of management and resources to improve the state’s health centers. Department.