Whats new at Contagem Hospital

The hospital in the City of Contagem is being added on to... Thats Great news! They will go from 120 beds to 260! There are people here who are working hard to make a difference here and quite often dont receive a good salary to care.

I have met several of these type people at the hospital that work around the clock and even spend money from their own pockets to try and make up for what they can't get from the government, but the need is overwhelming! Let me show you what I am talking about:

Keep in mind that this hospital was built in 2003!

This hospital was built to fill a political promise and was built poorly. In this picture you see mold and water damage, what caused the damage is the pvc water pipe in the wall that was built inside of the main support beam began to leak, causing not just water damage but structural cracks in the walls. On top of that the need is to have two hospitals in this region but there is only one. To compound this problem even more the people that use this hospital take home with them even the matresses on the beds, leaving the hospital ill equiped to meet the needs of the people who come for help. Even the bandage tape has to be chained to the wall so that they can keep it from being stolen!

What I have shared with you is only scratching the surface... It is sad and heart breaking to see treamendous amounts of people waiting to be treated in what appears to be on the outside a modern hospital, but on the inside is a sad testimony to politacal corruption leaving the people in need.

All the bathrooms are damaged and in critical shape: (see example photo below)




The hospital director is doing the best with what he has to work with, but would love to make a difference, that is why when Samuel and I went in this week, he has given us a green light to come in and bring others to help.

The government is expanding the hospital but not fixing or taking care of what is already built. The employee's themselves often use their own salaries to try to make up for the deficit. Pray for us that we can help make a difference in this place.