health
May 7, 2026
Bogotá Activates Contingency Plan Amid Service Closures in Some IPS Due to Non-Payment
The crisis in Colombia's health system claimed a new victim: Clínica Medical in Bogotá closed four of its five locations, leaving thousands of patients without care and generating uncertainty about the continuity of specialized medical treatments.
TL;DR
- Clínica Medical in Bogotá closed four of its five branches, impacting thousands of patients' ongoing treatments.
- Clínica Juan N Corpas had to close 12 intensive care units due to financial crisis and unpaid salaries to specialists.
- The closures are attributed to a lack of payments from EPS (Entidades Promotoras de Salud) to the clinics.
- The Secretary of Health of Bogotá, Gerson Bermont, expressed concern and announced a contingency plan.
- The plan includes expanding services in public hospitals, such as adding over 260 beds at the Hospital de Usme.
- Adres stated it has no debts with Clínica Medical, only claims in administrative processing.
- Clínica Corpas director mentioned unpaid salaries to specialized medical personnel since October of the previous year.