“Ellos seguían trabajando y no tenían para el arriendo”: gerente de Hospital de Itagüí sobre funcionarios
El Hospital Público San Rafael de Itagüí, en el departamento de Antioquia, atraviesa una crisis financiera que ha dejado a sus funcionarios sin salarios desde octubre de 2024, mientras las EPS intervenidas acumulan una deuda de 27.000 millones de pesos con la institución.
TL;DR
- Hospital San Rafael in Itagüí has not paid its staff since October 2024.
- Intervened EPS owe the hospital 27 billion pesos.
- Nueva EPS owes 8.979 billion pesos, and Savia owes 12 billion pesos.
- The hospital's manager, Luis Fernando Arroyave, stated that this crisis is systemic and affects the entire public health system in Colombia.
- The hospital specializes in trauma and orthopedics and is facing credit closures from suppliers.
- A previous contribution from the Antioquia Governorate in December 2024 only temporarily alleviated the situation, with four additional months of unpaid salaries in 2025.