Number of heart surgeries increases The State Department of Health reported that the region of Piracicaba (SP) recorded an increase in the number of oncological and heart surgeries carried out by the Unified Health System (SUS). On the other hand, the department says it is still working to identify the total number of patients waiting on the waiting list. According to the secretariat, currently, the waiting lists for consultations, surgeries, exams and procedures are decentralized, that is, each region of the state counts separately. The ministry emphasizes that it is still trying to unify these queues, with the aim of expanding services and reducing waiting times. ? Click here to follow the g1 Piracicaba channel on WhatsApp According to the survey released, last year, the Piracicaba region saw an increase of 41% in oncological procedures and 24.9% in cardiac procedures. See below: Heart surgeries: went from 3,309 in 2022 to 4,134 in the last 12 months. Oncological surgeries: grew from 1,671 to 2,357 procedures in the same period. Cardiac and oncological surgeries are increasing in the Piracicaba region Disclosure/HSJ SUS Paulista Table In the ministry's view, the increase is due to the implementation of the SUS Paulista Table, a program that complements the amounts paid by the federal table. ? In practice, the state uses resources from the State Treasury to complement the amounts paid by the national SUS table to affiliated hospitals. Since January 2024, when the transfers began, the state has allocated around R$507 million to 38 benefiting institutions in the Piracicaba region. With this, says the secretariat, it was possible to reactivate 237 beds between 2023 and 2026, which increased the hospitalization capacity. There were approximately 266 thousand hospitalizations in the period, including an increase of 11,396 in the last 12 months, equivalent to 14.3% more compared to the previous period. VIDEOS: everything about Piracicaba and the region See more news about the region at g1 Piracicaba