The Social Health Security (EsSalud) criminally denounced five former employees of the Tarapoto Assistance Network, for alleged irregular spending in the acquisition of air and land tickets during the years 2022 and 2023.
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It was detected that there would be, in the granting of references and counter-references, duplicity of passages and “ghost patients”. The complaint was filed beforeThe Prosecutor’s Office Specialized in Corruption Crimes of officials from Tarapoto, in the San Martín region.
The executive president of EsSalud, María Aguilar, reaffirmed her policy of Zero Tolerance to corruption and urged workers and policyholders to report any irregularity that compromises the integrity of the health system.
“Because of a few, the integrity of our institution is called into question. It is essential to report every act of corruption, without fear and with full confidence, because by not doing so, we would be contributing to this problem continuing to grow.”he stated.
Last Monday, November 25 The Hospital II EsSalud and the offices of the Tarapoto Assistance Network were raided. During the diligence, The unlocking and seizure of key assets and documentation for the investigation was authorized.
“We have carried out an exhaustive and rigorous investigation into this fact, which shows possible signs of corruption and directly affects our policyholders,” indicated Alejandro Trejo Maguiña, manager of Legal Counsel at EsSalud, and added thatThese operations are essential to ensure transparency and strengthen confidence in public management.
For her part, the Deputy Anti-Corruption Prosecutor of Tarapoto, Olga Orbegozo, said that EsSalud facilitated full access to the information system. “After evaluating the complaint and detecting alleged irregularities, we have proceeded with the search to investigate the possible damages caused,” he said during the procedure.
They would have used his name to issue air tickets
One of the cases detected corresponds to Mrs. Hilda Gonzales Navarro, who was referred in 2022 to the Guillermo Almenara Hospital to receive care in the specialty of otorhinolaryngology. The patient confirms having traveled alone on two occasions, in February and July of that year. However, the system records up to five tickets issued in your name.
“No, I don’t recognize those trips. If I didn’t have an appointment, how were they going to give me the tickets? Only with the ENT appointment could I generate my ticket. “I don’t know why my name appears if I didn’t travel on those dates,” says Hilda Gonzales, who also states that she only made two trips to Lima for postoperative check-ups at the Almenara Hospital.
In addition to the modality of “duplication of tickets”, Another irregularity has been identified under the “ghost patients” scheme. These anomalies would have also occurred in the issuance of land tickets. For example, patients who live in remote areas and need to travel to the specialized hospital in Tarapoto for their procedures would have been included fraudulently.
