Fantasmas y duendes causan "terror" at the General Hospital - Oruro

Ghosts, elves, words that would be framed in a science fiction story or characters that would fit perfectly in a script for a terrifying movie in the style “hollywodense”.

However, We think that these ghosts do exist and are part of the reality of a house or an old building., like the San Juan de Dios General Hospital, where in recent weeks and why not say, for several years, both staff and patients live experiences that for many would simply be the result of man's imagination.

This fact is viewed with skepticism, But the people who experienced it firsthand remember with fear what they had to go through at a certain moment in their lives and adhere to their fear., We want to recover a few stories that we collected in the oldest hospital in Oruro.

HOSPITAL GENERAL

The San Juan de Dios General Hospital had an infrastructure from the 19th century, in classic roman style. Before it functions as a hospital, The place was known as the house of the Juandedianos, who belonged to the order of Saint John of God, founder of the hospital brothers. This order was created in Granada, Spain, to care for those who suffered from the Black Death in the 12th century..

The inauguration of the San Juan de Dios General Hospital dates back to 1 January 1912, although there are other versions that indicate that it was inaugurated on 31 December 1910 and was built with the influence of the 19th century. Much earlier it operated on the grounds of what is now the Mariscal Sucre School..

One of the main drivers for the construction of the hospital was Dámaso Rodríguez and it was inaugurated during the presidency of Eliodoro Villazón, that after ten years of operation, the diseases that were treated were clearly determined, like flu, pneumonia, tuberculosis, syphilis and others. Gastroenteritis and diarrhea were treated in children.

The pavilions were small with annexes conveniently installed for the time.. To this was added the Operations room, the maternity room, Pensioner and children's room.

Later, the second body of the building was built, where the isolation sections for patients of both sexes and the laundry section were installed.

The medical staff consisted of a director, three doctors, a surgeon, a midwife and a pharmacist.

In 1923 a public clinic was set up, where free cures in medicine and surgery were provided.

Later, Its original infrastructure was demolished to construct the building that currently stands on the site.

In 1983 when the Municipal Council was chaired by Emeterio Tovar, through a series of procedures, managed to get the founder of the Daughters of Charity, Daughters of Saint Anne, sor Rosa Ana Gatorno, send ten sisters from that congregation and they become the General Hospital, to carry out the surveillance and care service for the sick.

STORIES

The existence of the hospital dating back almost a century, It made stories to be created over the years based on the experiences that the medical staff and patients lived., not only now, but also from many years ago. Although people are skeptical about it, pointing out that ghosts or goblins do not exist and that everything is a product of the imagination.

However, Reality tells us something else and that is what we will reflect to you below..

NURSE

Approximately a decade ago, there was a record of the appearance of a very well-uniformed ghost nurse in the wards that was once the First Pensioner..

On that occasion, a nursing assistant needed a couple of IVs for the operating room in the early morning, so he went out to the patio and from there he looked towards the Pensionado sector., with the possibility of finding someone to do him the favor of going for the serums.

Since there was no one in the place, He gathered his courage and ran to the aforementioned sector.. Once in the hallway, found a police officer, who was guarding a patient.

The nursing assistant asked- Haven't you seen the nurse?, The police officer immediately answered - Yes., She just entered the infirmary with a tray and was very well uniformed..

When they both entered the nurse's office, this one was not, to the surprise of both the uniformed man and the auxiliary.

Minutes before the assistant appears at the Pensioner's room, The police officer was standing guard in the hallway, sitting on a bench.. In the meantime, He observed that a nurse came out of room seven, very well dressed, with cap, white clothing and a cape. He was carrying a tray in his hands and when he passed through the area where the uniformed man was, He greeted him – Good night.. To which the uniformed man responded – Good evening, doctor..

That fact was enough, so that the Police can affirm with complete certainty, that she did see the nurse enter her office and in that way responded to the assistant who asked about her.

A couple of years before what happened, It is said that a nurse worked at Pensionado who had many family problems and seemed very suffering., especially because of the grief he had for his two minor children.. Suddenly, The lady declined due to cancer and was admitted to ward seven., where he later died from the illness he suffered from, but he did it with a lot of suffering due to the pain of leaving his offspring on earth..

That's why, that this apparition was associated with the nurse who died in that place.

HEADLESS

Another of the socialized stories is what happens in the pine halls, which are two passages that are located in parallel, both connect the first patio, with the second.

The general belief is that during the early morning, between the 02:00 a 03:00 hours, appears in both hallways, the headless nurse. A Hospital worker who asked for his name to be reserved, He stated that they recommended that he not pass by the place alone at that time, because that ghostly being appears, however, He stated that he had never seen apparitions of that nature., but he confessed that fear invades him, every time you must pass by that place at the appointed time.

THOUSANDS

a known fact, This is what happened some time ago to a graduate in auditing., who provided services at the Hospital. one night, not too late, He crossed the corridor of pine trees to the second patio, suddenly he felt a hand placed on one of his shoulders and heard the word “hello”.

He turned around to respond to the greeting., but there was no one there. Then, the gentleman almost had a heart attack, for what happened.

GHOST BOY

a doctor (requested reservation of his name) He said that he 2007, saw the appearance of a ghost child, when I was on shift one night in the emergency room.

Indicated minutes before the appearance of the spectrum, who treated some patients who arrived burned to the 04:00 hours.

“It was a weekend and at 04:30 hours I went to rest in the room (I was next to the emergency room.). I was not sleepy, I lay down on the bed and then there was a knock on the door – knock, toc, knock – I told them to come in, like I do with everyone, The door opened and a boy appeared., a choquito at 04:30 morning hours”, stated.

He described that the boy had a cashmere suit from yesteryear, a short, coat and cap made of the same fabric, he wore it as a pin on his chest, an anchor, which was also in the cap. His appearance was pale, like a portrait painting.

“What caught my attention the most is that the bus started to enter, and as I entered I couldn't move, I noticed that he also had boots and the boots were knotted and had nothing to do with what a child wears.. The most striking thing was that the boy had a yellow balloon, He came up to the sink and started smiling at me., That's where I screamed and ran away.. It wasn't a dream and I went back to the emergency room., I stayed with the nurse, I told him and he told me that there are little things that always appear”, explained.

The doctor considered that this appearance was premonitory., because shortly after one of his colleagues died.

ELVES

A.B. who belongs to the service personnel pointed out that three months ago, She observed the presence of elves who played with her. In general, A.B. He gets up every morning at 04:00 hours and is responsible for cleaning the Hospital hallways.

“One day at dawn, I woke up and was about to get up, I was already awake, when I felt like they were pulling my ears and then I felt like they were pulling my nose, There I noticed that two children were on top of me and when I told them not to do anything to me, they faded away. Since that day I am afraid and I sleep with the light and radio on in the Hospital”, said.

He also commented that a child from Pediatrics complained because at night two children who played with him did not let him sleep..

PROCESSION

One of the nurses collected the complaints of several patients, who during one early morning could not rest well, because they suffered a day of terror, due to the appearance of a ghost procession that passed through the Men's Surgery hallway, less than a month ago. The procession entered through the South door and left to vanish through the North door..

“I saw that one of the people who was in the procession approached me and wanted to crush me, one of the patients told me. While another appeared without the nose plugs that were placed after an operation, as a result of what he saw. The patients told me that the members of the procession, everyone was in black, They told me that it happened like a procession and everyone was in black”, assured.

CANNIBALS

The patient, Protasio Espinoza Barra said that that night the procession appeared, He couldn't sleep because he was delicate and in pain..

“They were small men with long hair., They were as stupid as cannibals and they wanted to pull me by my hand at all costs., I have not left and I stepped firmly on my cot, so they can't take me out. They screamed, there were four that wanted to take me. I could no longer sleep and fell into Intensive Care for six days.”, pointed out.

He added that since that day he cannot recover from the illness that afflicts him., due to a sharp puncture wound that was inflicted in the Northeast area of the city.

GHOSTS

The student Omar Ignacio, who at that time was admitted to the General Hospital, stated that the day the ghostly procession supposedly appeared, all the Male Surgery patients woke up scared.

“For me it has been a suspenseful night, because most of them have screamed and had nightmares. One of the gentlemen has seen the procession, I remember that that day I dreamed of dead people and ghosts, but I didn't consider them ghosts, but for me they were demons. In the morning of that day, the wall that was close to me, appeared stained with blood. I woke up scared”, remembered.

He added that that day the patients protested about what they had experienced, Furthermore, at night they arrived in the adjoining room (Traumatology), injured in a traffic incident and later realized that two dead people were taken out of that room.

He reiterated that that night was a nightmare, because everyone slept badly.

“A nurse told me that the cast had been removed from my nose., the plugs and had screamed, that's what I remember”, pointed out.

MONK

Another highly commented story in the hospital, It is the appearance of a nun in one of the hallways in the new Emergency room, just like elves doing their thing, with those who are there, during the early mornings.

MISA

All these ghostly apparitions caused concern among the authorities of the San Juan de Dios General Hospital., who decided to offer a mass for the forgotten souls on Friday 11 September. The environments were also blessed to stop the wave of apparitions of ghosts and goblins that came from beyond to frighten mortals with their presence..