On 12/16, the Government of Goiás inaugurated the first solar power plant of the State Health Network at the Hospital Estadual do Centro-Norte Goiano (HCN) in Uruaçu. The structure is capable of generating 330 MWh per year, the largest ever installed in hospitals in Brazil, and should provide cost savings in maintaining the unit. The handover, the result of a partnership between the state and the Equatorial State of Goiás, was officially made in a ceremony attended by Vice Governor Daniel Vilela.
This innovation will save the state R$ 160,000 annually. This hospital and this area will serve as a model for the expansion of other services, Daniel said, highlighting that the progress is in line with the development of public administration under the leadership of Governor Ronaldo Caedo.
Solar power station
Representing Equatorial Goiás, the company’s president, Liner Jaime, celebrated the completion of the work. “It is a pleasure for the Tropical Group to be part of this moment in the hospital. This program leaves more resources to be applied in the core activity,” he declared.
Estadual do Centro-Norte Goiano Hospital opened three years ago and has since received R$117 million in resources. HCN is a reference center for the 60 municipalities of the Greater Central and North Region.
“It is the state that is making itself present. Uruacu Hospital is a major health center in the state. Decentralization saves lives,” stressed Health Minister Racivel Santos.
The hospital’s director of care, João Cunha, celebrated the progress achieved, saying: “Today we celebrate life. There have been more than 1.6 million consultations. This hospital has solved a historic problem. The care gap that existed no longer exists. Where there were dirt floors, Today we have high-tech equipment for MRI, CT, mammography and X-ray Goiás government
