In brief
At Camilo Cienfuegos Provincial General Hospital the Neursocry Department completed a major overhaul of its operating rooms and training facilities, allowing vascular brain surgeries to resume after two decades. New electronic microscopes, surgical tables and high‑speed drills, along with a tele‑consultation system for expert input, have raised the hospital’s capability. The team reports encouraging outcomes in tumor removal and is expanding into endoscopic and intra‑operative ultrasound techniques.
On Nov. 4, 2026, neurologists at the Camilo Cienfuegos Provincial General Hospital in San Cat Spiritus announced that a two‑decade pause on vascular brain surgeries had ended after a major upgrade of the department’s infrastructure and equipment.
Dr. Ariel Alvarez Rodriguez, head of the Neurosurgery Department, said the new facilities include a ceiling‑mounted electronic microscope, modern surgical tables for cranial and spinal procedures, and high‑speed neurosurgical drills. The operating room now also has computerized systems and television screens that support medical education and allow videoconferencing with professors from the Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery. That connection brings expert consultation on highly complex cases.
The hospital’s microsurgery training laboratory lets specialists and residents practice procedures to reduce error margins. This is part of a systematic training program that keeps the team at the forefront of the field.
“We have very good results in brain‑tumor surgery,” said Alvarez Rodriguez. He added that the department has been performing endoscopic surgeries guided by fluoroscopy with intravenous contrast, and that intra‑operative ultrasound is now a routine tool.
With these upgrades, the hospital can offer vascular brain surgeries safely and with high success rates, meeting the post‑operative care standards that had been lacking for twenty years.
