The Milei government announced the closure of the Laura Bonaparte mental health hospital. A reference in the area. In a statement full of lies, the Ministry of Health speaks of “low care quantity indicators” and “underutilization based on capacity” as if patients were numbers on a spreadsheet. In addition to being brutal and cynical, it is absolutely false.
In the hospital, so far in 2024, more than 18,200 interdisciplinary team consultations have been carried out, more than 7,000 consultations in the day hospital, more than 15,000 comprehensive health consultations in medicine, kinesiology, dentistry, among others. In total, they served more than 25,000 people.
They work on reducing risks and harm in problematic consumption, on health promotion and prevention, they work in community spaces in the towns of Zabaleta and 2124. It has a garden attended by 100 boys and girls.
A community center and a radio station operate at the Bonaparte. They have a cultural center. It is a reference center for mental health training and research is carried out on the subject. The new classes of professionals are formed there.
Source: www.laizquierdadiario.com
