Matanzas hospital personal from service areas contribute to quality of medical attention.

Picking, washing, drying and sewing are daily tasks in the laundry of the Faustino Pérez Clinical and Surgical Teaching Hospital in Matanzas.

There, quick hands are in charge of cleaning the many garments used by both the medical staff and the patients of the medical institution.

Two brigades work in shifts from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. to guarantee the work and functioning of the operating rooms and hospital wards.

Gustavo Santos Triana is one of those who has been working there since the start of the COVID 19 pandemic.

He says they are currently working with very little equipment.

«However, all the work is going on every day without any complications. There are two washing machines and a dryer and all the work is done here on a daily basis. In addition, all the clothes at the Provincial Pediatric Hospital are being washed, and this is being done without any problems»

Caridad Pérez Almeida started as a seamstress and when COVID 19 arrived, she went on to support in the washing and collection area.

«First we made masks and then we went to the laundry, folding clothes, sorting and helping with whatever was needed. The work group here is the best, I don’t want any other. We all get along well and we work evenly and united».

The anonymous work of these men and women also contributes to provide a better hospital service in order to improve the quality of life of the people of Matanzas, who have in the Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Docente Faustino Pérez a reference of dedication even with a lot of work ahead.

Written by Eliane Táboas Merino.