Grupo de medios Elkhorn<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nBAKER CITY \u2013 En respuesta a la inminente interrupci\u00f3n de los servicios obst\u00e9tricos en el Centro M\u00e9dico Saint Alphonsus en Baker City, y el esfuerzo posterior de los funcionarios estatales para negociar una continuaci\u00f3n de dichos servicios, los senadores de Oreg\u00f3n Ron Wyden y Jeffery Merkley se comunicaron con Xavier Becerra, secretario del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de EE.UU. En una carta dirigida al secretario Becerra, los senadores reafirman la solicitud de la gobernadora Tina Kotek de que se env\u00eden oficiales del cuerpo comisionado del Servicio de Salud P\u00fablica de EE. UU. (USPHS) a Saint Alphonsus para ayudar a resolver la situaci\u00f3n. El texto completo de la carta proporcionada por el Senado de los Estados Unidos es el siguiente:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEstimado Secretario Becerra, <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Le escribimos para expresar nuestro total apoyo a la solicitud urgente del gobernador Kotek de desplegar oficiales del Cuerpo Comisionado del Servicio de Salud P\u00fablica de los Estados Unidos (USPHS) para abordar la necesidad apremiante de atenci\u00f3n de salud materna segura en Baker City, Oregon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Baker City est\u00e1 ubicada en la zona rural de Oreg\u00f3n, donde cada vez es m\u00e1s dif\u00edcil para los futuros padres acceder a la atenci\u00f3n prenatal y a los servicios de parto. Los hospitales de las zonas rurales de Oreg\u00f3n y de las comunidades rurales de todo el pa\u00eds no pueden contratar trabajadores sanitarios cualificados, y los centros de maternidad de las zonas rurales est\u00e1n dando a luz un volumen menor de nacimientos anualmente. El centro de maternidad del St. Alphonsus Medical Center desempe\u00f1a un papel vital al brindar servicios obst\u00e9tricos (OB) esenciales a los residentes de Baker City y las comunidades rurales circundantes. Su repentina e inesperada decisi\u00f3n de cerrar su centro de maternidad el 30 de julio de 2023 dejar\u00e1 a los futuros padres en Baker City y la regi\u00f3n rural desatendida del este de Oreg\u00f3n sin acceso a atenci\u00f3n de salud materna segura. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Si bien Baker City est\u00e1 adyacente a una autopista interestatal, varios de sus residentes viven en comunidades rurales fronterizas que se extienden sobre caminos sinuosos de dos carriles. Sin el centro de maternidad St. Alphonsus, las futuras mam\u00e1s tendr\u00e1n que viajar 45 millas a trav\u00e9s de un paso de monta\u00f1a hasta el hospital m\u00e1s cercano para recibir servicios de parto y atenci\u00f3n prenatal en La Grande, Oreg\u00f3n. Este viaje puede ser peligroso en invierno y la ruta se cierra con frecuencia, lo que lleva a viajes de hasta tres horas. Las madres en trabajo de parto podr\u00edan enfrentar partos de emergencia mientras intentan llegar a un hospital, y las futuras mam\u00e1s enfrentar\u00edan un acceso reducido a atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica esencial. Esto s\u00f3lo exacerbar\u00e1 la crisis nacional de mortalidad materna. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Los funcionarios estatales de Oreg\u00f3n est\u00e1n trabajando con el liderazgo del Centro M\u00e9dico St. Alphonsus para abordar esta situaci\u00f3n urgente. Es importante destacar que el Estado ha ofrecido sus acuerdos de precios con agencias de personal de atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica para brindarle a St. Alphonsus opciones asequibles para enfermeras registradas capacitadas en obstetricia, y el Estado se ha comprometido a ayudar a agilizar el proceso de concesi\u00f3n de licencias para enfermeras registradas de fuera del estado. El Estado tambi\u00e9n est\u00e1 trabajando en soluciones a m\u00e1s largo plazo, incluido examinar las tarifas de los proveedores de Medicaid que brindan servicios de maternidad, proporcionar recursos para respaldar el transporte y las visitas domiciliarias de los proveedores de salud materna y brindar apoyo financiero a los hospitales y recursos de capacitaci\u00f3n de educadores de enfermer\u00eda para desarrollar el fuerza laboral hospitalaria. Sin embargo, Oreg\u00f3n ha agotado todos sus recursos a nivel estatal y el Gobernador ahora est\u00e1 buscando la experiencia y el apoyo del Cuerpo Comisionado del USPHS para abordar la situaci\u00f3n con prontitud. Espec\u00edficamente, el Gobernador est\u00e1 solicitando el despliegue de 6 enfermeras registradas con capacitaci\u00f3n en obstetricia para dotar de personal al centro de maternidad St. Alphonsus durante 6 a 12 meses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
La complejidad y urgencia de la situaci\u00f3n en Baker City requieren recursos y experiencia adicionales que el Cuerpo Comisionado del USPHS puede proporcionar. Al desplegar oficiales del Cuerpo Comisionado de USPHS, el HHS proporcionar\u00e1 a St. Alphonsus los trabajadores de atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica calificados que necesita para mantener abierto su centro de maternidad m\u00e1s all\u00e1 del 30 de julio. Adem\u00e1s, el despliegue de estos recursos federales brindar\u00e1 a los futuros padres acceso a atenci\u00f3n prenatal y de alta calidad. servicios de parto, combatir el potencial de aumento de las tasas de mortalidad materna y ayudar a reducir las disparidades de salud en las comunidades rurales. Es fundamental que el HHS apoye a Baker City en el corto plazo mientras la comunidad trabaja para identificar soluciones a largo plazo para una atenci\u00f3n de salud materna segura y alternativa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gracias por su pronta atenci\u00f3n a esta solicitud urgente de desplegar oficiales del Cuerpo Comisionado del USPHS para abordar la necesidad apremiante de atenci\u00f3n de salud materna en Baker City, Oregon. Si necesita informaci\u00f3n adicional sobre esta solicitud, comun\u00edquese con Kripa Sreepada en Kripa_Sreepada@finance.senate.gov y Jessica Keys en Jessica_Keys@merkley.senate.gov\u201d.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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