Healthcare Magazine October 2014 | Page 71

BRAZIL photo credit Itamar Aguiar
serve 110,000 residents of six different neighborhoods in Porto Alegre , including Restinga , Lageado , Lami , Belém Novo , Ponta Grossa and Chapéu do Sol .
During its first month of operation , 8,300 services were carried out in the Quick Care unit . Of this , 65 % of the patients were adults and 35 % were children . In addition , approximately 1,300 imaging exams , including x-rays and tomography , were carried out .
When the hospital is fully functioning in mid-2015 , it will also offer more hospital beds . It is slated to have a total of 121 in-patient beds and 48 beds for outpatients .
In addition , the hospital complex will also feature :
• A Center for Specialties , a space designed for specialized ambulatory service , multi medical specialties , and dentistry services . It will have 20 offices .
• A Diagnostic Unit to serve the demands of the hospital and the Basic Health Units and Family Health Units of the Restinga and Extremo-
www . hospitalmoinhos . org . br 71