The national campaign “Your signature is your voice” aims to collect 250,000 signatures to promote the approval and construction of a Sanitary City in Santo Domingo Este. This initiative was presented during the Health Forum of Santo Domingo Este, headed by community leader Julio José García (Chary). The project aims to respond to the deficit of high-complexity hospital services in the municipality and also benefit other localities in the Eastern region of the country.
According to the promoters, Santo Domingo Este has a population of 1,255,456 inhabitants, representing 11.67% of the national population. However, the municipality faces a limited availability of hospital beds, forcing numerous patients to be transferred to the National District to receive specialized medical care. The organizers estimate that the municipality presents a deficit of between 2,464 and 2,600 hospital beds.
The project contemplates the construction of a hospital complex on a 300,000 square meter plot, with 2,000 beds distributed in 10 specialized units. Among the proposed facilities are a third-level general hospital, maternal and child centers, and pediatric institutes, as well as cardiology and oncology institutes, and units to attend kidney diseases, diabetes, mental health, and rehabilitation. It would also include a blood bank and a public pharmacy.
Regarding its economic sustainability, the promoters project that the Sanitary City could mobilize RD$7,492 million annually through services covered by the Familiar Health Insurance, with over 12.5 million services and 257,000 high-cost consultations. The initiative has the support of municipal representatives, religious sectors, entrepreneurs, political leaders, neighborhood councils, and sports organizations.
The organizing commission urged citizens to join the campaign through physical and digital signatures to reach the goal of 250,000 adhesions in favor of the project. The Sanitary City in Santo Domingo Este could be an important step to improve medical care in the region and reduce the need for transfers to other places to receive specialized care.
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