70% of patients in Apartadó who are treated at the average clinic belong to Savia Salud.
More than 200 thousand Savia Health users in Urabá are without medical care
Maycol Rojas news journalist RCN in Urabá.
From the Urabá subregion, the serious crisis facing EPS Savia Health users, which would be affecting more than 200 thousand people for the lack of resources and medical care.
As explained by Germán López, seer of health in Urabá, Currently, economic resources are not arriving at IPS, which has led to several hospitals to declare bankruptcy.
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This situation leaves patients without care and threats with the collapse of the health system in the region.
In the case of Apartadó, he warned that Health has become “prisoner of an unpayable debt.”
López said that 70% of the patients attending the average clinic belong to Savia Salud, What has generated an unsustainable financial burden and keeps this hospital network at the edge of the collapse.
The seer also said that Most clinics in Apartadó are in liquidation and have suspended the services of specialists for lack of payment, what could trigger “a true hospital crisis.”
Along the same lines, Jaime Urrea, community leader from Apartadó, said “In addition to not having a public health network, private clinics are on the verge of closure. These function as the municipality’s hospital and also serve populations throughout the subregion, which generates an even greater concern for the imminent crisis in medical care. ”
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For his part, Lizeth Pedrozo, Undersecretary of Apartadó assurance, informed that they have raised Applications to the Ministry of Health and the National Superintendence of Health in search of solutions.
In addition, he announced that in the next few days a new meeting will be held with the directives of the Clinic Able and Savia Salud.
Apartadó’s Ministry of Health did An urgent call to the directives of Savia Salud to deliver immediate solutions to this crisis.
He also recalled that several work tables have already been carried out between the clinic and the EPS due to the repeated breach of the provision of services, without so far, the situation has been given, that leaves thousands of patients in oblivion.
Source: Integrated information system
