100% of the services in 10 specialties have been suspended during the strike maintained by doctors from the “Dr. Rafael Hernandez L. from Chiriqui.
While the medical director of the hospital, Dr. Rolando Caballero, said that the condition of patients with diabetes, high blood pressure, kidney failure and cancer will worsen if they do not receive care soon.
Consultations and services suspended due to unemployment increased to 79%, which has a greater impact on specialties such as algiology, cardiovascular, urology, proctology, general surgery, neurosurgery, otorhinolaryngology and retinology.
So far, 2,540 consultations have been suspended, of the 3,211 that were scheduled for these days of unemployment.
As the strike progresses, the number of spaces and services suspended daily in this hospital increases.
