The majority of dismissals are concentrated in the Hospital IESS Quito Sur. These are people who fulfilled the term of their emerging contracts.
Through a statement, the IESS Quito South Hospital He reported that in the framework of the COVID-19 pandemic, hired additional health personnelunder the form of emerging contracts which have currently completed their term of validity.
In this context, the institution terminated the employment ties of 153 employees who had this type of employment. contracts. Among them are 15 specialist doctors in the areas of Critical Care and Emergency. These specialists, however, would be reinstated in the coming days, according to the institution.
Are dismissalsaccording to the IESS version, they do not constitute “massive dismissals of their personnel«. Additionally, it was ensured that the labor and constitutional rights of 32 health workers who belong to vulnerable groups have been respected, keeping them under a dependency relationship and in the process of regularization.
“It is important to highlight that 786 definitive appointments were delivered to the health personnel under the Humanitarian Law, the same ones that have not been affected and have job stability,” the statement points out.
Faced with requests to reinstate all laid off servers, the IESS announced that, according to the institutional need, each of the cases will be analyzed, in order to reincorporate the professionals required to cover the demand for care.
In addition, in the face of complaints that the departure of officials is affecting the quality of care, the authorities of the IESS They have said that the corresponding measures are being taken to guarantee care for the insured who arrive at hospitals such as the South Quitowhich for more than two years was designated as a sentinel hospital for the care of patients with COVID-19.
Dismissals not only occurred in Quito
According to the Reaccion Ecuador collective, information is being collected to obtain a consolidated database with the total number of people who were unlinked on March 31, 2022.
However, a preliminary report states that 160 people left the IESS Quito South; 25 in the IESS of Ambato; 20 in the IESS of Riobamba;15 in the IESS of Latacunga; and over 80 dismissals at IESS of Quevedo.
Those affected assure that their departures are unfair for two reasons. In the first place, because they were the ones who faced the health emergency on the front line. And they point out that, secondly, the Humanitarian Law, approved on May 15, 2020 by the Assemblyrequired that all health workers (recruited during the pandemic) receive an indefinite contract and job stability.
Until January 2022, spending on salaries in the IESS reached $55.44 million per month (more than $665 million annually). 70% of that amount is dedicated to doctors, nurses, technicians and other specialists related to health care.
Of the 35,477 employees on the payroll as of that date, 25,058 were related to health services in hospitals and other centers. But, one of the biggest problems is that the majority is general staff and the minority is specialist. (JS)
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Hospital IESS of Riobamba@IESSec @LassoGuillermo
Disconnected health personnel protest outside the hospital. pic.twitter.com/xq2nyHfcHN– Collective Reaction Ecuador (@Reaccion_Ec) April 1, 2022
