Corporate responsibility

Olegario Vázquez Raña Y Olegario Vázquez Aldir , president and CEO of Grupo Empresarial Angeles (GEA) , respectively, inaugurated the VII Medical Congress Health Without Borders, organized by Grupo Angeles Health Services , who drives Roberto Simón Sauma .

At the ceremony, which was attended by the director of the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS) , Daniel Karam , and the Secretary of Health, Solomon Chertorivski , the executives of GEA they delivered the Angeles Award for Medical Excellence to the doctor Rafael Hurtado for his contributions to the treatment of leukemia.

After the award ceremony, which took place in the presence of the cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera , archbishop primate of Mexico, and the former president of Uruguay, Julio María Sanguinetti, Vázquez Aldir He affirmed that the economic problems that affect the world have become an opportunity for emerging countries like Mexico.

I want to take this forum to once again emphasize the opportunity that is presented to us, not only as a country, but as a generation. Optimism for the future of Mexico is evident in our group. Just look at more than 60 million Mexicans who demand and demand more goods and services every day, "he said.

Before more than 1,500 doctors Angeles Hospitals and other public and private institutions, said that while other countries are slowing down, Mexico grows and attracts international attention.

 

Corporate responsibility

Vázquez Aldir He said that now that Mexico has matured and advanced as a democracy respectful of human rights, including health, companies should take into account the welfare of employees, care for the environment and consumers, as has been done GEA , to promote development beyond the creation of jobs and the payment of their tax contributions, because, "that is not enough, it is not enough".

He remembered that GEA participates in four priority sectors: health, with Grupo Angeles Health Services ; tourist, with Real Tourism Group ; financial, via Multiva Group , and communications, with Multimedia Image Group .

He said that the group is growing steadily and reported that it has more than 26 thousand collaborators, including 12 thousand 500 doctors who provide their services in 23 Angeles Hospitals , which have two thousand 500 beds, 185 operating rooms, and offer high quality services in 55 different branches and medical specialties.

Although not all companies seem to understand this, we are certain that the competitive advantage lies in attracting the best human resources, in retaining them, in helping them to develop, designing the work correctly, setting the right goals and paying them well, "he said. the general director of GEA .

We are contributing, through corporate social responsibility, to committed development, among other things, surely because of the attachment to our values, to honesty, work, commitment and creativity, "he added.

 

Advances in health

At the inauguration of the VII Medical Congress of Grupo Ángeles Health Services attended, in addition to those already mentioned, Enrique Luis Graue , secretary of the National Academy of Medicine of Mexico , Y José Juan Ortega Cerda , coordinator of Scientific Committee of Grupo Ángeles Health Services .

In his opportunity, the director of the IMSS, Daniel Karam, recognized the work of GEA in the field of health.

I want to recognize the important work of Angels Group , especially of its president, don Olegario Vázquez Raña , for the impulse with which he works in favor of modern medicine, in favor of humane treatment and in favor of quality, "he said.

He added that authorities, academic institutions and the private sector must join forces and achieve synergies to face the challenges posed by epidemiological, demographic, political, social and economic changes.

Meanwhile, the Secretary of Health, Solomon Chertorivski He said that Mexico has made great progress in health, but still faces challenges: migrating from a curative health system to a preventive one; homogenize the quality of services, make reforms towards the integration of the public health system and take advantage of advances in scientific medicine.


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