William Gutiérrez – an Anaesthesiologist, Chief of ICU at Centro Policlínico del Olaya, Bogotá, Colombia – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 12 April, 2020. William was 59 years old.
Gutiérrez was an Air Force officer and worked as an anesthesiologist and intensivist at the Los Nogales Clinic and as head of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Olaya Polyclinic Center.
The 59-year-old doctor had been hospitalized for several days in the ICU of the Military Hospital , where he died of pneumonia , which worsened significantly over time, caused by the new coronavirus.
The Colombian Medical Federation , through a statement published on its official Twitter account, confirmed the professional's death.
"Dr. Gutiérrez was a military doctor and had been hospitalized in the ICU of the Military Hospital for several days. He is the second medical martyr to rob us of the pandemic. The country in general and the workers of the health in particular we need clear, timely and precise actions in the direction of this contingency to get ahead. Without health there is no economy. “
Source: La Fm