History of Metrosalud
Historical overview of ESE Metrosalud
85 years of history and 31 years of existence as a State Social Enterprise , have made Metrosalud an institution in constant evolution through a continuous process of adaptation and change, driven by internal and external factors such as the social needs of the population , the political actions of its leaders and the human condition of its employees .
June 17,1940
June 17,1940
The Municipality begins to reorient and develop its competencies in public health with the creation of the Secretariat of Hygiene and Public Health.
1953
1953
The Municipality begins to reorient and develop its competencies in public health with the creation of the Secretariat of Hygiene and Public Health. Pública.
1954
1954
It changed its name to the Secretariat of Education and Social Welfare for the provision of basic education and health services to the community.
1960
1960
The Manrique Pilot Health Center was founded on April 13th of this year.
1963
1963
It began to be called the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare. National and international health standards were adopted, and spaces such as houses and small buildings were adapted for patient care.
1975
1975
The Municipality receives the administration of the Red Cross Children's Hospital.
1978
1978
The decentralization of health services began with the creation of Intermediate Care Units. Construction of hospitals and health centers commenced. In July of this year, the San Antonio de Prado and San Cristóbal units were established, which had previously functioned as local hospitals since 1965 and 1972, respectively.
1979
1979
The Castilla Intermediate Unit “Jaime Tobón Arbeláez” opens its doors
1980
1980
The Belén “Héctor Abad Gómez” Intermediate Unit is inaugurated
1981
1981
The Municipality acquires the Red Cross Hospital which from now on will be called the Children's Hospital of the Council of Medellín.
1982
1982
The San Javier Intermediate Unit “Jesús Pelaez Botero” begins providing its services . Pelaez Botero”.
1983
1983
The Manrique Pilot Center becomes an Intermediate Unit.
1984
1984
The Secretariat of Public Health and Social Welfare was established as a municipal public entity with legal status, administrative autonomy, and independent assets, through Agreement No. 36 of 1984, and named the Metropolitan Health Institute of Medellín, a public entity for the provision of first and second-level health services. That year, the Santa Cruz “Víctor Cárdenas Jaramillo” Intermediate Care Unit was opened.
1985
1985
The Buenos Aires Intermediate Unit will be inaugurated in February of this year.
1992
1992
The Medellín Municipal Health Fund was created to manage the resources allocated to finance the Municipal Health System, which delegated the coordination of health service delivery to the Medellín Metropolitan Health Institute. That same year, the Doce de Octubre “Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento” Intermediate Care Unit opened.
1994
23 de junio de 1994
Decree 752 is issued, restructuring the Metropolitan Health Institute as a State Social Enterprise at the municipal level , adopting the new legal provisions determined by Law 100.
1995
1995
He abandoned the inspection, surveillance and control functions that he had developed in the city with the Environmental Sanitation Unit (USA), formerly called the Directorate of Attention to the Environment (DAMA).
The mission objective focused on becoming a public Health Service Provider Institution –IPS–.
1996
1996
It is projected to strengthen its hospital infrastructure with the creation, adaptation and repowering of health centers (CS) and Hospital Units (UH).ortalecer su infraestructura hospitalaria con la creación, adecuación y repotenciación de centros de salud (CS) y Unidades Hospitalarias (UH).
1998
1998
The Municipal Administration commissioned a study from the firm Teckné to determine the feasibility of dividing the institution into several ESEs (State Social Enterprises). After intense debate, the Medellín City Council determined that it should remain a single entity, based on the concept of a Public Hospital Network.
2002
2002
The program to upgrade, build and structurally strengthen the different headquarters and physical equipment that make up the Network begins.
2008
2008
Inauguration of the new Santa Cruz Hospital Unit.
2009
2009
The new Manrique Hospital Unit and the Villa Laura, Picacho, Santa Elena, and Villa del Socorro Health Centers open. Demolition and construction begin on the new Medellín City Council Children's Hospital.
2010
2010
Sol de Oriente Health Center inaugurated.
2011
2011
This year the Estadio and Manantial de Vida Health Centers will be inaugurated, and construction of the Nuevo Occidente Housing Unit will begin. la UH Nuevo Occidente.
2012
2012
The new Alfonso López Health Center is delivered and construction begins on the San Cristóbal Hospital Unit.
2013
2013
The San Camilo and La Esperanza Health Centers are inaugurated. Implementation of electronic medical records begins.
2014
2014
The Nuevo Occidente Hospital Unit and the San Lorenzo and La Cruz Health Centers are inaugurated.
Building a Unique Model for the Provision of Health Services with a focus on Primary Health Care.
2015
2015
The new San Cristóbal Hospital Unit is inaugurated , and Buenos Aires is closed for its demolition and subsequent construction of the new hospital unit for Commune 10 of Medellín.
2021
2021
Updating and implementing the Service Delivery Model with a focus on Primary Health Care.
2023
2023
Delivery to the community of the new Buenos Aires Hospital Unit.
2025
2025
Currently, it has 10 Health Service Provider Units (UPSS) ; made up of 10 Hospital Units, 43 Health Centers , 1 Mental Health Unit and 1 Administrative Headquarters.