Building the Universidad Nacional de Colombia Hospital: Reconciling social and academic aspects

In the process of building the National University Hospital, an analysis of the changing epidemiological profile of the population of Bogotá was undertaken, which examined the health care needs of the city, the academic needs of the university and institutional possibilities. It was made an analysis...

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Autores:
Sastre-Cifuentes, Raúl Esteban
García-Ubaque, Juan Carlos
Palencia-Sánchez, Francisco
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2014
Institución:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Repositorio:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/65381
Acceso en línea:
https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/65381
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/66404/
Palabra clave:
61 Ciencias médicas; Medicina / Medicine and health
Epidemiología de los Servicios de Salud
Envejecimiento de la Población
Enfermedad Crónica
Hospitales Universitarios
Administración Hospitalaria
Health Care Epidemiology
Aging of the Population
Chronic Diseases
University Hospitals
Hospital Administration
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openAccess
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Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
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Summary:In the process of building the National University Hospital, an analysis of the changing epidemiological profile of the population of Bogotá was undertaken, which examined the health care needs of the city, the academic needs of the university and institutional possibilities. It was made an analysis of the demographic and epidemiological profile of the population of Bogotá.It was concluded that there were factors associated with the epidemiological transition of aging, such as a low availability of health services for the elderly and diseases related to that care. Just as in the university, the hospital needs to develop all aspects of patient care to be able to adequately respond to the needs of this demographic from an interdisciplinary perspective, ensuring quality care based on the criteria of timeliness, accessibility, relevance, sufficiency, and continuity.A proposal is outlined concluding that the first phase of the portfolio of services that the University Hospital offers must be geared towards geriatric care and chronic illnesses, due to the aging of the general population as a result of a decline in fertility and mortality. This care would cater towards so-called permanent conditions that result in disability, or not easily reversible physiopathological conditions that require long-term care, as well as special training in secondary prevention and rehabilitation for the patient and the family.