The Dr. Gilberto Rodríguez Ochoa Latin American Children's Cardiology Hospital celebrates its 16th anniversary, with a balance of 13 interventions carried out on children from Venezuela and other countries, informed its director, Isabel Iturria.
In a televised interview conducted this Friday, the director of the clinic He stressed that the Hospital staff is proud to reach a new year with these figures, AVN reported.
"Despite the difficulties that have arisen due to the economic blockade and sanctions that prevent the acquisition of supplies, spare parts and everything else required to perform pediatric cardiac surgery, we continue to save lives," he said.
430 interventions in 2023 in the Children's Cardiology
So far in 2023, there have been 430 interventions in that health center, indicated Iturria, who specified that an average of 15 to 20 surgeries are performed per week.
The director of the Gilberto Rodríguez Ochoa Children's Cardiology Hospital added that as part of the South-South cooperation They have operated on about 100 patients from Latin America and Gambia, as a sign of "solidarity and commitment to other countries, not invasion and theft of resources," he said.
Regarding the activities on the occasion of the anniversary, Irrutia reported that the XVII Congress of Congenital Cardiopathies will be held until August 20, with conferences by national and international specialists, as well as sports days.
In addition, he reiterated the commitment of the hospital staff to guarantee quality care for children and young people with congenital heart disease.
The Latin American Children's Cardiologist Dr. Gilberto Rodríguez Ochoa was founded on August 20, 2006 by Commander Hugo Chávez, to respond to the demands of patients between 0 and 18 years of age with heart malformations.
In addition to serving patients from all over the country, it opened its doors 16 years ago to children from all over the world.
