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FROM
CUBA
Shoddy construction in newly-opened polyclinic
in Cuba
HAVANA, August 4 (Reinaldo Cosano Alén
/ www.cubanet.org) - The "Mario Muñoz
Monroy" polyclinic in Guanabo, east
of Havana just opened in May and already
it is showing serious problems resulting
from shoddy construction.
The laundry, for instance, cannot be used
because it floods. The five new washers
that were installed shock users, partly
as a result of the wet floors, and the last
two operators refused to work in the laundry.
The cause of the flooding: the drain pipes
used in the building are under-size. Workers
have recently dug up the floor to replace
them.
"Ever since its opening, the clinic
has had problems," said Guanabo resident
Maria Elena Mir. "There's no X-ray
service because the department is not finished.
Same thing with Ophthalmology. Orthopedics
doesn't have an area to set casts, and the
labs don't have all the equipment they need.
They forgot to build the storage room, even
though it was in the plans, so they had
to use two examination cubicles as a storage
room."
"The offices are hot," said a
doctor who did not want to be identified.
"Maybe that will be an advantage in
the cold of winter."
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