Elderly Protest Lack of Medical Specialists in Santa Clara

Elderly Protest Lack of Medical Specialists in Santa Clara / Yesmy Elena
Mena
Posted on December 17, 2013

SANTA CLARA, Cuba, 13 December 2013 Yesmy Elena Mena / www.cubanet.org.-
Yesterday morning, at the 20th Anniversary Polyclinic, a group of
elderly patients protested before the clinic management because of the
cancellation of clinic hours, according to Adelaida Salazar Reyes.
Salazar Reyes, 68, lives on San Miguel Street in this city. She reported
that for the second time the cardiology clinic at the 20th Anniversary
Polyclinic was cancelled because of lack of specialists.

The nurse who worked alongside Doctor Carlos Torres, whose clinic it is,
told the patients that he will not be working this coming year,
according to Mrs. Reyes.

Edilio Llanes Fonseca, affected by the situation, told this newspaper
that the center's management responded, "There are no doctors."

This reported called the Office of Municipal Health and was able to talk
to Dr. Ana Maria, who works as a secretary to the director, Juan Jose
Pulido, who was in a meeting, but the secretary said she don't know
anything about the matter.

The Cuban government, in its State policies, states that Cuba is a
medical power and guarantees medical care in every corner of the island.

The 20th Anniversary Polyclinic is located on San Cristobal Street at
Jesus Menendez, in the Raul Sancho neighborhood, Santa Clara, Villa Clara.

Cubanet, 13 December 2013

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