The operation of the Comptroller presented a critical panorama at the Regional Hospital of Tarapotowhere overcrowding, structural failures and the presence of disused equipment were detected despite being key for medical care. The intervention, carried out at dawn, confirmed that the hospital operates in conditions that compromise the care of hundreds of patients.
During the inspection, patients were found being treated in hallways due to a lack of available spaces. Improvised stretchers, numbers stuck on the walls and treatments administered in transit areas were part of the evidence recorded. The precariousness extends to different areas, which shows deteriorated management of the Health sector.
Auditors also checked essential equipment out of operation. Among them, a tomograph, an The situation overloads the staff and limits the response capacity of the hospital.
Added to this is the discovery of 32 mechanical ventilators acquired during the pandemic and that today remain unused. Twelve of them are damaged due to graphics card failures. In addition, cracks in the infrastructure, water leaks, failures in air conditioning and absence of operational fire extinguishers were reported, which aggravates the risk for patients and workers.
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Collapsed services and paralyzed works aggravate the hospital crisis
The operation also reviewed the Hemodialysis Center project, valued at S/ 11 million. The equipment is installed but not working due to the lack of electrical connection, a delay that keeps hundreds of kidney patients waiting and forces others to travel long distances to receive treatment.
The Comptroller He extended his supervision to other public services in the region and found failures of similar severity. An educational institution at risk of collapse keeps more than one hundred students without in-person or virtual classes due to lack of Internet. The deterioration is repeated in the Sananguillo penitentiary center, where overcrowding far exceeds its operational capacity.
The situation is worsened by the situation at the Public Ministry morgue, where necropsies are carried out with household instruments and deteriorated material. This precariousness shows the lack of control and maintenance of the State, which does not guarantee minimum conditions of care or essential services for citizens.
