Rats are seen at the Agamenon Magalhães Hospital, in Casa Amarela, in the North Zone of Recife Reproduction/WhatsApp Employees and relatives of hospitalized patients reported an infestation of rats at the Agamenon Magalhães Hospital, located in the Casa Amarela neighborhood, in the North Zone of Recife (see video above). According to reports, rodents are seen mainly at night, in the building where the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and the access area to the outpatient clinics are located. When contacted by TV Globo, the superintendent of Administration and Finance at the State Department of Health (SES), Ana Maria Selva, said that... (see answer below). ✅ Receive g1 PE news on WhatsApp "They are circulating here, among children, babies, elderly patients, patients sometimes with wounds, whatever. It's a huge risk of contamination for us, who are here every day, and for them who spend the whole day waiting, they are people who come from the countryside, who come from a lot of difficulty and are exposed to this huge risk", said physiotherapist and ICU resident, Maria Cecília Cavalcanti. The health risk caused by the presence of rodents in a public hospital worries people who frequent the unit, according to the worker. "We are very susceptible and we care for leptospirosis patients here. I personally work in the ICU, we have patients with leptospirosis and we have the counterbalance. While we care for a patient with leptospirosis, we are exposed to leptospirosis here every day all day long", he stated. According to the complaint, the rats appear in an area close to galleries with dirty water, which appears to be sewage, as well as damaged septic tanks and construction materials, such as stones and wood. Located on Estrada do Arraial, the hospital has been undergoing renovation and expansion since 2025, at a cost of R$17 million, according to the state government. According to reports, the rodents hide near the dumpster intended for storing contaminated hospital waste, which is next to a compacting bucket used to dispose of common trash. "I see a lot of rats, really big ones, running and crossing here like people," said housewife Tairine Anaria da Silva. Housewife Eliane Gomes, who accompanies her father-in-law, who has been admitted to the unit for a month, said that the problem worsens on days of heavy rain, when the place is usually flooded. "When it's full, when we pass here, it's full of water. [...] I think it's wrong, right? It's good to be more careful." What the Department of Health says Ana Maria Selva, the superintendent of Administration and Finance at the State Department of Health (SES), told TV Globo that the hospital undergoes pest control every 15 days. "We have pest control schedules that are strictly followed. The pest control process is carried out every fortnight and they also make extra visits when we require them. So we have complied and we have the contract that has been expanded to a larger area and a larger quantity of urban pests", he said. According to the manager, works at the hospital and the existence of unweeded vegetation on land located next to the unit have intensified the presence of rodents. She also stated that she asked "with immediate notice" for actions to be taken to correct flooding on rainy days. "We have received a lot of equipment, a lot of real estate that indicates that we gave away the old equipment, which was in usable condition and we are replacing the new equipment. And then this equipment, it denotes legislation for us to carry out the disposal, which we call a scrapping process. So this process has been done. We are in the fourth scrapping of the year", he informed. VIDEOS: most seen in Pernambuco in the last 7 days