{"id":18046,"date":"2023-04-20T18:44:44","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T18:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-southcoast-health-multi.southcoast-health.org\/news\/a-message-from-rayford-kruger-md-facs-president-ceo\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T10:06:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T10:06:53","slug":"a-message-from-rayford-kruger-md-facs-president-ceo","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/news\/a-message-from-rayford-kruger-md-facs-president-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"Mensaje de Rayford Kruger, MD, FACS, Presidente y Consejero Delegado"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Desde hace 27 a\u00f1os, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/about-southcoast-health\/\">Southcoast Health<\/a> siempre se ha fijado objetivos ambiciosos y ha encontrado formas innovadoras de ofrecer una atenci\u00f3n excepcional por parte de personas que se preocupan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Identificando de forma proactiva las necesidades de nuestra regi\u00f3n, hemos llevado continuamente una asistencia sanitaria integral a la zona, atendiendo a los miembros de nuestra comunidad all\u00ed donde se encuentran. Hasta la fecha, hemos afrontado innumerables retos con determinaci\u00f3n, prestando servicios sanitarios avanzados y colaborando con socios comunitarios para mejorar la salud y el bienestar de nuestra regi\u00f3n... tanto ahora como en las generaciones venideras. \u00c9stas son s\u00f3lo algunas de las numerosas contribuciones y avances que hemos logrado en los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>En 2002, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/locations\/charlton-memorial-hospital\/\">Monumento a Charlton<\/a> se convirti\u00f3 en el primer hospital comunitario de Massachusetts en ofrecer cirug\u00eda a coraz\u00f3n abierto y estableci\u00f3 un programa integral de salud cardiaca.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>En 2008, Southcoast Health introdujo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/robots\/\">cirug\u00eda rob\u00f3tica<\/a> a nuestra regi\u00f3n, ofreciendo procedimientos m\u00ednimamente invasivos con tiempos de recuperaci\u00f3n m\u00e1s r\u00e1pidos.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>En 2009, Southcoast Health abri\u00f3 el <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/cancer-centers\/\">Centro oncol\u00f3gico<\/a> en el Charlton Memorial Hospital de Fall River para llevar la atenci\u00f3n oncol\u00f3gica cl\u00ednicamente avanzada a la regi\u00f3n de la Costa Sur.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>En 2011, se inaugur\u00f3 el segundo centro oncol\u00f3gico en Fairhaven para ampliar nuestra capacidad de ofrecer una atenci\u00f3n m\u00e1s cercana y c\u00f3moda a nuestros pacientes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>En 2011, la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/services\/brain-and-spine-treatment\/#\/slot-search\/specialtyGroup\/7DEAE7B0-3204-4BCA-B60F-5BDBB8FA9C02\">Centro del Cerebro y la Columna Vertebral de Southcoast Health<\/a> fue fundada.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>En 2013 se inaugur\u00f3 en Fairhaven el primero de los seis centros de urgencias que hay ahora en la regi\u00f3n.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>En 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/southcoast-health-trauma-center\/\">Centro de traumatolog\u00eda de nivel II<\/a> en <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/locations\/st-lukes-hospital\/\">Hospital St. Luke<\/a> recibi\u00f3 la designaci\u00f3n oficial del Departamento de Salud P\u00fablica.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>En 2022, el <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/locations\/emergency-services-tobey\/\">Centro de Urgencias de Tobey<\/a> La ampliaci\u00f3n se inaugur\u00f3 en la primavera de 2022 y ofrece atenci\u00f3n de urgencias avanzada a la regi\u00f3n.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Adem\u00e1s de estos notables logros, nuestro equipo, tanto en primera l\u00ednea como entre bastidores, ha pasado los tres \u00faltimos a\u00f1os luchando contra la crisis mundial de salud p\u00fablica COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ahora, volvemos a dar un paso adelante para afrontar otra crisis mundial: la salud de nuestro clima, que afecta directamente a la salud de todos nosotros.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A nivel nacional, el sector sanitario representa aproximadamente el 8,5% de las emisiones totales de gases de efecto invernadero, lo que significa que tenemos la obligaci\u00f3n de actuar con decisi\u00f3n y de inmediato. El pasado mes de junio, Southcoast Health se comprometi\u00f3, junto con otros l\u00edderes nacionales del sector sanitario, a firmar el Compromiso del Presidente Biden de reducir las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero de la organizaci\u00f3n en un 50% para 2030 y lograr una huella de carbono neta nula para 2050.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cerca de casa, <a href=\"https:\/\/thetrustees.org\/content\/state-of-the-coast-report-south-coast\/\">un informe de septiembre<\/a> de los Fideicomisarios de las Reservas sobre la subida del nivel del mar describ\u00eda la amenaza inminente de inundaci\u00f3n de marismas, empresas y viviendas en las comunidades costeras del sureste de Massachusetts. Este informe, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/22064906-weather_climatechangereport_final?responsive=1&amp;title=1\">junto con investigaciones adicionales<\/a>subraya la necesidad de una r\u00e1pida acci\u00f3n concertada para detener las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero de aqu\u00ed a 2050.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adem\u00e1s de afectar a nuestro medio ambiente, propiedades y espacios p\u00fablicos, el cambio clim\u00e1tico es una crisis acuciante de salud p\u00fablica, ya que la incidencia del asma, el c\u00e1ncer, las enfermedades cardiovasculares, los infartos de miocardio, los derrames cerebrales y las enfermedades transmitidas por insectos est\u00e1n aumentando como consecuencia de los gases de efecto invernadero.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alcanzar esos objetivos es imperativo, y nos enorgullece decir que ya hemos comenzado esa labor.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A partir de la primavera de 2023:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Designamos a un responsable ejecutivo de todas las actividades relacionadas con el Compromiso de HHS, as\u00ed como de las numerosas actividades de Southcoast. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/southcoast-health-sustainable-future\/\">iniciativas de sostenibilidad<\/a> en todo el sistema.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Se ha creado un equipo de sostenibilidad medioambiental para supervisar todas las actividades relacionadas con el Compromiso del HHS y numerosas iniciativas de sostenibilidad en todo Southcoast Health.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trabajar en estrecha colaboraci\u00f3n con instituciones de ense\u00f1anza superior, como UMASS Dartmouth, para colaborar y aprender las mejores pr\u00e1cticas de expertos en la materia y estudiantes de estudios medioambientales.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>En 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/electric-vehicles\/\">adquiri\u00f3 dos veh\u00edculos totalmente el\u00e9ctricos<\/a> para sustituir a la furgoneta di\u00e9sel Southcoast Wellness Van.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Realizaci\u00f3n de un inventario y establecimiento de una base de referencia para el Alcance 1 (emisiones directas de gases de efecto invernadero), Alcance 2 (electricidad comprada a fuentes no sostenibles) y Alcance 3 (emisiones generadas por nuestra cadena de suministro).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trabajar estrechamente y colaborar con los departamentos de todo nuestro Sistema de Salud Southcoast para desarrollar v\u00edas oportunas para la transici\u00f3n a la utilizaci\u00f3n de productos m\u00e1s sostenibles, garantizar el uso eficiente de los productos para minimizar los residuos y mantener las mejores pr\u00e1cticas en iniciativas de reciclaje.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Colaborar con organizaciones externas, proveedores y socios para reducir nuestra huella de carbono general y el impacto global en nuestra salud clim\u00e1tica.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nos comprometemos a llevar las lecciones que aprendemos a la comunidad en general, con el objetivo primordial de limitar los da\u00f1os del cambio clim\u00e1tico en nuestra salud, y dentro de nuestra comunidad y el mundo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Durante los \u00faltimos 27 a\u00f1os, hemos situado la salud y el bienestar de nuestra comunidad en el centro de todo lo que hacemos. Hoy me siento alentada, pues al mirar hacia los pr\u00f3ximos 27 a\u00f1os, s\u00e9 que Southcoast Health est\u00e1 preparada para afrontar el reto de crear una comunidad sana y sostenible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Con gratitud,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/KrugerSignature.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15882\" width=\"240\" height=\"62\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Rayford Kruger, MD, FACS<br>Presidente y Consejero Delegado de Southcoast Health &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":4504,"template":"","categories":[1230],"class_list":["post-18046","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-our-people"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>A Message from Rayford Kruger, MD, FACS, President &amp; 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