Secretarios de Salud de Tolima y Risaralda denuncian crisis hospitalaria por deudas de Nueva EPS
Médicos, pacientes y enfermeras le responden al ministro de Salud y le dicen que sí es cierto que la situación en clínicas y hospitales es crítica especialmente por el no pago de las deudas de las EPS intervenidas.
TL;DR
- Tolima and Risaralda are facing a hospital crisis due to unpaid debts from intervened EPS, impacting patient care.
- Ingrid Rengifo of Tolima's Health Secretariat highlighted issues with a new pharmaceutical provider and the potential loss of life due to lack of medication.
- Emergency room occupancy in Ibagué, Tolima, has surpassed 150%.
- Edgar Navarro from Risaralda's Health Secretariat stated that EPS owe the health system around 600 billion pesos, with Asmet Salud EPS, Pijaos Salud, and particularly Nueva EPS being critical.
- Nueva EPS alone owes Risaralda's public hospital network approximately 60 billion pesos.
- Public hospitals are struggling to provide services with limited resources, while medical staff deal with the consequences of a system collapse.