Hospital alert in Colombia: reasons why 37 centers suspend their services

At the beginning of the week, the Association of Public Hospitals of Antioquia released information linked to the suspension of health services due to the lack of payments by the New EPS. How many institutions are affected by the measure and the reasons?

For now The suspended activities are related to medical consultations, clinical laboratories, dentistry, non-urgent elective care and of course the delivery of medications.

To refer to this delicate situation, Luis Hernán Sánchez, who is currently the director of the Association of Social Enterprises of the State of Antioquía, assured that, The previously mentioned company did not make payments to 37 healthcare centers during the month of December.

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“It has not been possible for these hospitals to receive the resources to pay the Christmas bonus and the salaries of their employees,” he confirmed.

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In this regard, it should be remembered that in the month of October a meeting had already been held between the representatives of the AESA and also the officials of the New EPS as well as members of Fomag.

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In statements delivered to THE TIMESánchez had highlighted the cancellation of the services, but from the EPS they made a trip to the capital of the republic to make the pending payments.
The situation is critical because in this department there are close to 2 million people affiliated with the company involved.

What are the health centers affected by the measure?

The consequences of this determination will affect the following establishments: Alejandría, Angostura, Anzá, Bello, Betulia, Briceño, Caicedo, Campamento, Caramanta, Carolina del Príncipe, Caucasia, Don Matías, Ebéjico, El Bagre, Girardota, Heliconia, Hispania, Itagüí, Jericó, La Unión, Maceo, Medellín, Montebello, Murindó, Nechí, Peque, Sabanalarga, Sabaneta, San Andrés from Cuerquia, San Francisco, Uramita, Valdivia, Valparaíso, Vigía del Fuerte and Yalí.