Delays in hospital construction will be investigated.
A committee of the Minas Gerais State Assembly will hold a public hearing to determine why the construction of the Metropolitan Hospital in Barreiro, Belo Horizonte, was not completed on schedule. According to state representative Fred Costa (PEN), the situation is serious for 300 residents of Barreiro. "They suffer from the lack of adequate medical services, especially on weekends when the neighborhood health centers in the area are closed," he said.
Mines 247 – The Committee on Municipal Affairs and Regionalization of the Legislative Assembly of Minas Gerais (ALMG) will hold a public hearing this Monday (9) to find out why the works on the Metropolitan Hospital of Barreiro, in Belo Horizonte, were not completed on time. Initially, the delivery forecast was the first half of 2012. But, according to the city hall of the capital of Minas Gerais, the first stage of the works, carried out by Construtora Tratenge, was only completed in the first half of this year.
State Representative Fred Costa (PEN) stated that the situation of 300 residents of Barreiro is serious. "They suffer from the lack of adequate medical services, especially on weekends, when the neighborhood health centers in the region are closed," he told the newspaper O Tempo.
Once completed, the hospital unit will have the capacity to handle 10 specialized consultations, 1,4 hospitalizations, and 700 surgeries per month. The Belo Horizonte city hall website also reports that the second phase of construction is beginning.
Investments are expected to reach R$ 180 million and will include, in this phase, services such as machine rooms, electrical and hydraulic installations, window and door frames, helipad, masonry work, air conditioning, cladding, medical gases, painting, furniture and equipment. The works will be carried out through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP).