- NESTOR CARLOS KIRCHNER
LATIN AMERICA
“ Growth has been progressive ; today we talk about transplants , but we had already performed more than a thousand cardiac surgeries before the first heart transplant ,” Marini explained .
Important Partners : the Local University and Health Agencies
Soon after El Cruce Hospital opened in 2008 , Arturo Jauretche National University ( UNAJ ) also opened in Florencio Varela . The hospital and the college partnered , with El Cruce becoming a practice field for the university ’ s specialty and post-graduate students . And future plans include the opening of the university ’ s medicine faculty .
El Cruce ’ s main sources for funding come from the city hall at each of the municipalities ’ whose population is benefitted by the hospital , and from both the national and the Buenos Aires Province ’ s health ministries . The institution ’ s upcoming projects receive support from the Science and Technology Ministry , with a credit line from FONTAR ( Argentine Tech Fund ).
“ The hospital relies on doctors and health professionals that share with us their previous experience at important health centers in Argentina and abroad ”
– Dr . Juan Marini , Medical Director for El Cruce High
Complexity Hospital
“ There seems to be a joint effort , we somehow need of each other . This also brings growth to every medical center ,” El Cruce ’ s medical director stressed . www . hospitalelcruce . org 63