Jalisco Will Have The First Geriatric Hospital In The Country: Leobardo Alcalá

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The federal government, authorizing an investment of 163 million pesos to build in Jalisco, the first Geriatric Hospital in the country, advises the PRI federal deputy, Leobardo Alcala, who pointed out that this entity will be at the forefront of elderly care, a project that has been proposed due to the extension of life expectancy and other health standards and competition in Mexico's West:

"... Jalisco would be one of the first states in the Republic, to have a hospital with features to serve older adults and their diseases, today life expectancy is 74 years for men and 76 years for a woman ... "

He stresses that while the population chronological accumulates more years of life, the effect is an increase in the cost of medical care, hence the need for this hospital. He also indicates that Jalisco is the third nationally in the number of hospital beds, just below Mexico City and Baja California.