We finished the new area of Neonatology of Pontevedra


10 January, 2019

A comprehensive reform of the CHOP

The comprehensive refurbishment works of the new Unit of Neonates of the Provincial Hospital of Pontevedra (CHOP) by Desarrolla have finished. The intervention carried out by the Department of Health of the Xunta de Galicia has meant a modernization of the facilities in the area, improving working conditions and patient welfare.

After the works, the unit has more modern and humanized facilities, which have made it possible to correct the deficiencies detected in terms of environmental biosecurity, air conditioning and general comfort of the facilities.

The new area of Neonatology has amount 14 posts, of which five are critical care, two thermal cots, two posts of phototherapy and five other positions for intermediate care, all of them equipped with modern equipment for neonatal intensive care.