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Brazil Operates Hospital With Surgical Center at the Epicenter of Venezuela's Crisis
Key takeaways
- A Folha reporter followed the facility's first day of operation, when local residents were still arriving cautiously at the tents displaying the Brazilian flag.
- The hospital has a high treatment capacity: up to 150 consultations per day, a surgical center, and up to ten inpatient beds for stays of up to 48 hours, allowing it to handle low-, medium-, and high-complexity cases.
- The mission currently includes 49 military personnel—38 men and 11 women—and another 46 are expected to arrive soon.
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A Folha reporter followed the facility's first day of operation, when local residents were still arriving cautiously at the tents displaying the Brazilian flag.
The hospital has a high treatment capacity: up to 150 consultations per day, a surgical center, and up to ten inpatient beds for stays of up to 48 hours, allowing it to handle low-, medium-, and high-complexity cases.
Commander Leonel Mariano said his environmental disaster response team was in São José da Barra, in the state of Minas Gerais, assisting the state Civil Defense when it was mobilized overnight to Venezuela, where it also quickly set up the field hospital.
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