Siemens donated medical unit for coronavirus care – Health

The German multinational Siemens will put into operation the Smart Clinic, a mobile health unit that was designed to meet the most pressing needs of the Venezuelan migrant population and that during the current situation will begin to support the health emergency that the country is experiencing due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

This medical unit has the infrastructure of a clinic and modern diagnostic equipment, such as ultrasound imaging systems for primary care that have already demonstrated their importance in diagnosing patients with Covid-19 with lesions that tend to be in the peripheral area. of the lung where this technique can help.

The unit also features lightweight portable X-ray diagnostic devices to support the diagnosis of pneumonia.

Further, has basic clinical laboratory equipment to perform hematology tests that help assess the severity of patients with covid-19, including the classification of the disease and its treatment.

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“I am very proud and grateful for achieving this, with the help of President Duque, our team at Siemens Colombia and the Colombian Red Cross, who have made this possible. This is just the beginning of an important and great collaboration that we are going to have together. We will work together, we will develop society together and we will make the country as strong as it deserves to be “, said Joe Kaeser, Global CEO of Siemens AG.

President Duque thanked the German company for its support to the country to combat the covid-19 pandemic.

“Today a dream materializes, a few months ago we were receiving the visit of Joe Kaeser and we visited a training center of the Seine, and in that space we talked about the possibility of having the possibility of that contribution for Colombia, of an intelligent clinic and mobile, designed to reach migrants in various sectors of the country, “said the president.

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In the delivery of the clinic, the German Government also announced the support of medical personnel from their country to help health professionals in Colombia during the health crisis.

“Germany is going to start even closer cooperation with Colombia. In May there will be a mission of medical experts on issues of covid-19 to advise their colleagues, they are going to bring a lot of medical supplies, ”said the German ambassador to Colombia, Peter Ptassek.

The senior diplomat explained that German virologists “They are going to bring a lot of medical material, that is, test kits, and that is just one example that shows that the companies and the Government of Germany They are cooperating to help their partner, Colombia. It is a start that I really like. ”

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In a joint effort of the companies of the Siemens group and its Foundation in Colombia, with an investment of USD 400,000, the mobile clinic began its construction in Colombia in December 2019 and after a special effort it was ready in just 4 months.

“The Smart Clinic is a demonstration of our commitment to Colombia and its society. We have brought together all of our local engineering skills with state-of-the-art healthcare equipment from Siemens Healthineers to produce this clinic in record time. We are not going to spare efforts to help Colombia overcome the challenge of the crisis caused by the covid-19 pandemic. ”, highlighted the CEO of Siemens Energy in Colombia, Guilherme de Mendonca.

For its part, the Colombian Red Cross has joined this initiative to guarantee the operation of the mobile unit over time; ensure that the Smart Clinic can serve the population in the midst of the pandemic, and then in different areas of the country where it will serve migrant populations in a state of pregnancy and with minors.

“This inter-institutional commitment will allow us to bring health services to the territories in the Mobile Unit modality. For our institution, we are proud to have important partners that allow us to mitigate human suffering, generating powerful synergies to go further and with the highest quality in the provision of humanitarian services in places where it is most needed, “said Judith Carvajal de Álvarez, National President of the Colombian Red Cross.

Siemens Smart Clinic will immediately begin its operation in Bogotá and will be able to attend and diagnose up to 200,000 patients a year with precision medicine in different areas of the country.

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