Valle del Cauca allocates $6 billion to three hospitals amid health crisis

6,000 million pesos were allocated by the Gobernación del Valle del Cauca to three hospitals in crisis. The funds will go to hospitals in Sevilla, Roldanillo, and Zarzal to cover salary arrears, following protests by health workers Source: Infobae. Governor Dilian Francisca Toro stated, "No podemos esperar nada del Gobierno Nacional" Source: El Tiempo.

Key points:

• The hospitals faced up to five months of unpaid salaries due to delayed payments from intervened EPS such as Emssanar, Asmet Salud, Nueva EPS, and SOS Source: El Tiempo.
• The total debt owed by EPS to the region's health network exceeds 7 trillion pesos, leading to the loss of at least 2,000 jobs and the closure of some 2,000 services Source: Infobae.
• Local mayors, like Manuel Felipe Quintero of Sevilla, described the allocation as "oxígeno" but stressed the need for a national solution Source: Infobae.

Broader crisis

Despite the emergency injection, the health system in Valle del Cauca remains in a critical state. The secretary of health, María Cristina Lesmes, reported that some institutions have not received payments for five months, and the situation has led to congestion in emergency services, with Triage I cases increasing Source: El Tiempo. The governor had declared a humanitarian crisis in June but has not received a response from the national government Source: El Tiempo.