IVSS Hospital in Yaracuy receives equipment for the care of cancer patients

Published at: 10/08/2026 06:14 PM

The Venezuelan Social Security Institute (IVSS) hospital located in Chivacoa, Bruzual municipality of Yaracuy, received a high-tech laminar flow hood, which will be used for the biosafety and specialized preparation of antineoplastic treatments for cancer patients.

This was reported this Monday by the single health authority of Yaracuy, Marilyn Velásquez, in a press release, detailing that with this equipment, the immediate reactivation of the chemotherapy service is planned for the free medical care of more than 200 patients in the municipality of Bruzual and adjacent areas.

He also noted that the incorporation of this technology in Chivacoa consolidates the hospital network for cancer containment throughout the state.

He noted that currently approximately 580 patients receive periodic chemotherapy regimens distributed strategically and geographically in the Oncology Unit of the Ivss of Chivacoa (Bruzual), Hospital Central de San Felipe (municipality of San Felipe) and Hospital Dr. José Elías Landínez (Bolivar).

Mazo News Team