Sánchez Ramírez.– The National Health Service (SNS) authorized the establishment of a medical office at the UASD Cotuí Center, which will be equipped and staffed with health personnel and supplies for the purpose of providing medical care to students, faculty, and administrative staff of the institution.
The director of the UASD Cotuí Center, Professor Aurelia Álvarez, reported that the campus now has the physical space where the medical office will operate and thanked the SNS for its response to the request made by the center’s management.
Álvarez explained that the unit will have two doctors, two nurses, and a psychologist, appointed by the SNS, who will provide primary care services to the university community.
“We are immensely grateful, doctor, to your entire team for this valuable contribution, because it truly represents a very important benefit for the university community. We have students, teachers, and staff who require this service,” he/she expressed.
During a visit to the university campus, the executive director of the SNS, Dr. Julio César Landrón, highlighted that this initiative is part of the collaboration agreement signed between the National Health Service (SNS) and the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD), executed under the instructions of President Luis Abinader, as part of the support that the Government provides to higher education centers to strengthen academic development and guarantee the well-being of the university community.
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Landrón explained that the SNS will guarantee the necessary healthcare support so that students, teachers, and collaborators receive health care without the need to travel to a hospital for basic consultations or primary care services.
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“We are committed to enabling this space in the coming days so that it can begin its services for the benefit of the entire university community,” he stated.
Likewise, he announced that the health professionals who will provide services at the clinic will be appointed this very week, with the goal of putting the unit into operation in the shortest time possible.
The director of the UASD Cotuí Center valued the support received from the SNS and highlighted the management carried out by Dr. Landrón at the head of the institution.
“When you arrive at the places where you are needed and provide what is necessary, that has great value. Dr. Landrón has been doing commendable work and I truly congratulate the management he is developing for the benefit of the population’s health,” he stated.
