TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS.- Honduras was ripped off. The rosary of testing is held by the Attorney General of the Republic (PGR). What do you expect to complain?
THE HERALD access to it “Notification of breach of contract with regard to the purchase of mobile hospitals”, quand strategic investment from Honduras (Invest-H) Send to Axel López, representative of Elmed Medical Systems, with a copy to the PGR to take legal action as soon as possible.
In the document signed by the accountants on January 10 this year, the violations and damages are found in the hospital modules until that date “without prejudice to their ability to expand as more defects are discovered”.
The level of scam is such that it is 44 mechanical fans for mobile hospitals Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula and in their place came “44 used anesthesia machines, which had not been requested.”
Golgotha continues with the oxygen generating installation, which does not have the ability to work with high-flow mechanical fans, causing overheating caused by overload, so parts ofCholuteca Hospital to assemble the others. It has broken down that meters are missing, there are faults in the Air conditioning, negative pressure is not achieved, there are no construction plans, there is no back-up electrical system, computers are missing, among other things.
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Elmed Medical Systems not only did they fail to meet delivery times, but once in the country the hospitals showed damage, defects, lack of supplies and technical support, “in the end they delivered a product that is far from the terms they offered and therefore makes it difficult to use and start up correctly, ”the document states.
1,147 millionof lempiras paid by Invest-H in advance by the hospitals |
In the report Invest-H Supervisory Board had national and international legal bases because the institution “complied with its obligation to pay accurately (contained in Article 53 of the treaty) and nevertheless its company violated several provisions of the contract, resulting in a damage to Invest-H andn special and State of Honduras mostly “.
Invest-H paid 1,147 million lempiras upfront in cash in two transactions for the hospitals.
The document made it clear that the Guatemalan, former United States Marine, Axel López, you have been notified of the problems that have occurred. “On several occasions, Invest-H has progressively communicated the findings regarding the defects, inaccuracies and damages that the hospitals have reported, as well as the breaches that its company has incurred.”
But Axel Lopez did not answer and this is highlighted in the report obtained by THE HERALD. “We were unable to get a response from your side detailing exactly what actions your company will take to correct the harm and prejudice and honor the agreement.”
Thereafter THE HERALD shows the rosary of non-compliance of mobile hospitals.
1. The supply of mechanical fans for two 91-bed mobile hospitals in the city of San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa. These fans should have been 22 for San Pedro Sula and 22 for Tegucigalpa, for a total of 44 fans.
2. 44 used anesthesia machines have arrived, 22 of them in San Pedro Sula and 22 in Tegucigalpa; the same that was not asked.
3. There were no technical personnel from the supplier to assemble and install all equipment and systems of the mobile hospitals. This was offered by the supplier to guarantee the installation.
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4. Lack of equipment and systems installation supplies: Two USB sticks needed for the Tegucigalpa Hospital X-ray equipment, three in total, only one came, these USB keys are keys to access the equipment. Three hoses from the medical gas network, one for oxygen, one for vacuum, one for medical air, in the resuscitation room. USB cables for five HP Laser 107 printers for the Tegucigalpa Mobile Hospital. 34 meters. A UV lamp for the water treatment plant of the mobile hospital Tegucigalpa.
5. Lack of technical user manuals and system and equipment users to come in Spanish and English. Water treatment plant. Oxygen generating installation. Medicinal gas plant. Bio-infectious waste facility. Air conditioning system with HEPA filters. Generators manual. Electric system. Electric stove. Stationary X-ray. Portable X-rays. Secretion suckers. Chemistry analyzer (laboratory equipment). Hematology analyzer (laboratory equipment).
6. Lead vests and collars for all mobile hospitals, it was verified in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula.
22 specific defectshave been revealed in mobile hospitals so far, but there may be many more. |
7. A computer (CPU, monitor, mouse) and printer are missing for the laboratory chemistry equipment of the brand Biobase, model BK 200 mini.
8. The air conditioning system shows design flaw because the condenser does not have the cooling capacity of the room, besides that, the room presents problems to meet the negative pressure cycle, which according to hospital regulations should be -10pa and according to tests done in the rooms, they show results see from -4pa to -6pa, therefore the chambers do not meet the density necessary to function properly.
9. Inside the hospitals, UPSs were not registered, but the existence of the same appears in the plan, said electrical equipment essential for uninterrupted electrical power within the hospital.
10. Spare parts and accessories for the electrical, mechanical and biomedical system were not included.
11. As a result of a thermographic survey, hot spots were detected in the inlets and outlets of the pedestal-type transformer, resulting in continuous trips due to overload due to overheating, causing material loss in biomedical equipment and shortening the service life.
12. Inside the main voltage regulator, there was no voltage adjustment screen that allowed us to adjust the voltage regulator output voltage.
13. At San Pedro Sula Hospital, it was discovered that one of the double transfer switches was in bad condition, so it was replaced with the Choluteca Hospital double transfer switch so as not to stop the operation I was already taking care of.
14. The internal coils of one of the dual transfer master switches were damaged, so one of the coils from the modular hospital in Choluteca was used.
15. Double transfer times within modular hospitals amount to 45 seconds, as the UPS does not exist, the hospital remains without power for one minute, you are requested to adjust this transfer to shorter times.
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16. The supports for the Choluteca and Santa Rosa generators were in bad shape.
17. The RX section, the oxygen plant of the Hospital de Santa Rosa, is not part of the staple food package.
18. Lack of engineering, plumbing and electrical network plans for mobile hospitals.
19. The warranty on medical, non-medical equipment and systems has not yet been received from the supplier.
20. Lack of engineering, plumbing and electrical network plans for mobile hospitals.
21. In the mobile hospital in Tegucigalpa, five damaged lecterns have been found, the lower tubes are with cracks.
22. Tests of the oxygen-generating plant were performed to verify operation and to verify its capacity to maintain oxygen concentration and operating pressure, with high demand, taking into account that the hospital has 88 oxygen inlets, the tests consisted of connection of mechanical fans at a flow of 50 l / min and 100 percent oxygen concentration. When five fans were connected, it was found that the negative pressure from 4.5 ha to 2.5 ha and the oxygen concentration dropped from 100% to 80% during 13 hours of continuous operation, this was due to transfer tests being carried out with generators in this range. . Due to the power outage, the plant takes 20 minutes to re-oxygenate and restore power, the plant cannot achieve the values needed to continue the therapy with which the fans were initially programmed. Tests were also conducted with 10 and 20 mechanical fans, and it was found that the pressure and oxygen concentration decreased during the first 30 minutes. It is concluded that the oxygen generating installation does not have the capacity to work with mechanical fans with a high flow rate.
But that is not everything THE HERALD proven that there is on top of the above defects that do not allow operation hospitals, so that “despite Invest-H’s efforts to start them up, they have had difficulties.”
The report specifically refers to three.
1. Electric: there is no uninterrupted backup system, there are several hot spots of possible electrical faults due to temperature rise.
2. Air conditioning: air conditioning is not passed for certification, false ceiling holes, low negative pressure, lack of pre-filters in the system extraction and mini splitting negatively affect the circulation of particles, there is no monitor to measure negative pressure, poorly sealed in the structure filter assembly.
3. Biomedical: reduced oxygen purity, x-ray chamber design mismatch, lack of x-ray chamber designation, poor autoclave location and power issues, poorly maintained lecterns, lack of sinks and stretcher bend restrictions