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This is for my readership which comes into the blog each day from Mexico.

 El Hospital Civil "Dr. Aurelio Valdivieso" en Oaxaca de Juárez se encuentra en una situación crítica debido a una combinación de falta de insumos, medicamentos, recursos financieros y deterioro de sus instalaciones. A principios de 2025, el nosocomio suspendió todas las cirugías, incluidas las de emergencia, la alimentación del personal y la recepción de pacientes referidos, debido a la ausencia de recursos y a la falta de respuesta tanto del IMSS-Bienestar como del gobierno estatal. Esta crisis se agravó con la interrupción del servicio de laboratorio, la falta de agua potable y la imposibilidad de esterilizar material quirúrgico.

Las condiciones en el hospital han sido descritas como "intolerables" por el personal, quienes denunciaron el colapso de tuberías en la área de urgencias pediátricas, lo que puso en riesgo la vida de un bebé en estado grave y obligó a trasladar a los pacientes. Además, se reportó que el personal no puede lavarse las manos debido a la contaminación, y que el comedor del hospital dejó de operar porque no se han pagado los proveedores de alimentos desde diciembre. En mayo de 2025, se documentó que durante una cirugía se fue la luz y el personal tuvo que usar la luz de sus teléfonos móviles para continuar el procedimiento, ya que la planta de emergencia no funcionaba.

A pesar de que el gobierno del estado prometió surtir al 100% el hospital en agosto de 2025, los datos indican que en ese momento el abasto de medicamentos en el Hospital Civil se mantenía en solo el 55%, y el material de curación en un 61%. El gobernador Salomón Jara Cruz ha afirmado que el hospital es un "enfermo crónico" que no sanará con inversiones, y anunció el traslado de servicios de maternidad y pediatría al Hospital de la Mujer y el Niño para despresurizar el nosocomio, aunque esta medida aún no se ha implementado completamente.

El hospital, que atiende a más de 850,000 habitantes y es referencia para 15 hospitales generales, 750 centros de salud y 20 unidades de especialidades médicas, ha sido objeto de protestas por parte del personal, quien acusa al gobierno de incumplir promesas y de no atender las denuncias sobre la falta de insumos. En mayo de 2025, el personal incluso destituyó a la encargada del hospital, Roxana Ríos Sánchez, a quien responsabilizaron de la mala gestión. Aunque el hospital sigue operando, su funcionamiento se ve seriamente comprometido por la crisis estructural que enfrenta.

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