Estudio de factibilidad para la creación de un centro de cuidados paliativos en la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

The main objective of the current research work is to carry out a feasibility study for the creation of a palliative care center in the city of Guayaquil, this study is analytical, descriptive and focuses as applied research where issues with focus on the components of the feasibility study such as the technical and financial study. The technical study of the project is based on the geographical, demographic and epidemiological context of the Province, as well as the technical requirements for its creation. A survey will be applied to relatives of patients with terminal illnesses. The main result found shows that it is necessary to create a palliative care center in the city of Guayaquil. In addition, an economic and financial study was carried out, it was possible to determine the costs and operating expenses of the project and carry out an economic evaluation of the project from a managerial point of view, analyzing the two basic indicators such as the IRR and the NPV. Based on the results of this study, it was determined that, if it is feasible to carry out the Palliative Care Center in the city of Guayaquil due to its cost/benefit ratio, for which a plan for its creation is proposed.