Health crisis worsens: Clínica Valledupar suspends services and transfers patients due to lack of payments from the New

In Cesar there is uncertainty among the users of the New EPS after the suspension of various services at the Valledupar Clinic, because the EPS “has not complied with the payments.”

Hospitalized patients are being transferred to other centers where they are affiliated, which raises concern about the continuity of treatments and specialized care.

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According to an official statement, the affected services include general emergencies30 hospitalization beds and two operating rooms, while Urgencia Platino, Hospitalización Platino, Prepaid Medicine, Fomag, Famisanar and Sanitas remain active.

The organization, which also operates several clinics in the department, reported that the Nueva EPS has not paid the 80% of the current portfoliodespite previous agreements.

This situation has generated embargoes, accumulated debts, lack of supplies and medicines, delays in the payroll of more than 3,500 employees and threats of resignation of specialists.

The situation is critical in Cesar, where more than 400,000 users They depend on these clinics to receive medium and high complexity care, and many report delays and cancellations of essential treatments.

José Orlando Jiménez assured that, despite paying their contributions, vital treatments were suspended, putting their health and that of thousands of users at risk.

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The president of the Association of Users of the New EPS in Cesar, Esperanza Arias, warns that there are no responses from the National Government or the Health Superintendence, and that users continue to be the most affected.

The Clínica Médicos Group clarified that “this measure is necessary to protect patients and medical personnel” and reiterated that he is open to dialogue to restore services as soon as possible.