Yes friends, the Uturoa hospital has lost an operating room due to a major cooling system failure.
This has forced the hospital to evacuate numerous patients to the CHT of Pirae, resulting in an anticipated cost of nearly 500 million francs for the CPS next year.
The operating room was flooded, limiting surgeries and births, leaving only one operational room until November. Repairs were only recently ordered and will not be completed before April. In the meantime, doctors may be sent to the Marquesas to maintain their skills. Costs for medical evacuations could exceed 231 million francs, with a high estimate reaching 500 million francs, depending on the number of evacuations.
