ABSTRACT
In the dynamics of public health management of the state of Amazonas during the COVID-19 pandemic, the scenario that unfolds is the concentration of income focused on Manaus imposed by the search for a better quality of life in the capital, showing a scenery of precarious provision of health public due to the lack and scrapping of equipment, insufficient beds, absence of hospitals and Intensive Care Units in the interior of the state. The research aimed to analyze the supply of hospitals and hospital beds in the face of the pandemic moment that hit the region, using a descriptive approach based on a bibliographic survey and secondary data, whose temporal cut followed three moments: before the pandemic in Brazil (January 2020); second wave (January 2021); and third wave of COVID-19 in Amazonas (January 2022), to better observe the pandemic situation. Thus, the state of Amazonas presented data above the national average, regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Regarding the supply of hospitals and hospital beds, it was concluded that there were no significant changes in the quantity, in addition to the absence of specialized hospital care in the interior of the state, whose tertiary care in the Amazon is concentrated in Manaus.
KEYWORDS
COVID-19; Tertiary healthcare; Amazon