The hospitals of Neira, Marmato, Norcasia, Pennsylvania, Risaralda, San José, Supía and Villamaría have him suspended – since May 5 – the external consultations to the total Health users. This, apparently, because the insurer did not comply with the April turn.
The affiliates affected by the closure of services, in these locations, reach 35 thousand people, among which are patients of the subsidized and tax regime. They will only attend to them the urgencies and what has to do with the mother and son binomial.
Mónica Liliana Díaz Henao, president of the Hospital association of Caldas, also manager of the San José Hospital (Neira), spoke about the matter and the amount that affects the operation of the institutions.
“The suspension is due to a millionaire debt that the EPS total health has with public hospitals of the department, which exacerbated the financial crisis of several healthcare centers that already faced difficulties to pay salaries and acquire basic medical supplies ”said the directive.
The homeland knew the amount that the association claims: “$ 888 million 374 thousand 484 pesos. Of the contributory regime is an approximate of $ 355 million, of the subsidized, $ 533 million”.
They were waiting
According to Díaz, from Total, they were assured that the turn would be made through the administrator of the Resources of the General Social Security System (ADRES), but that the dates committed to the disbursement were not fulfilled, leaving the institutions without liquidity.
“Hospitals managers ask for total health, which complies with agreed contracts, respecting the times established for the turns, which are normally carried out between 5 and 8 of each month”he mentioned.
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Díaz commented that he already raised the situation to the Territorial Health Directorate of Caldas (DTSC), the Attorney General’s Office, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection and the National Superintendence of Health (SNS).
“It is also requested to ensure the payment of April and May, to prevent the debt from continuing to grow and worsen the financial panorama of the entities”said the directive.
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The San José Hospital, of San José (Caldas), goes through difficulties due to the absence of this payment.
Total Health says it
Total health referenced the country that Payments to hospitals have been made, through the figure defined for this purpose, where the EPS accepted the direct turn process.
The insurer He said to be up to date and invite the Caldenses institutions that closed the serviceto continue with the provision of attention so as not to affect users.
The sum
Total health debt to the department, According to the Caldas Hospitals Association, it is $ 7,907 million 567 thousand 181. The figure is a cut of April 30.
Postponement
Some quotes already agreed, are being canceled in the affected hospitals: “Institutions have contacted patients to inform them of the suspension, trying to minimize the affectation.”said Mónica Liliana Díaz Henao, president of the Hospitals Association of Caldas.
The directive added: “We are concerned about the rural population, which depends almost exclusively on these services, on the brigades and that, given this situation, is without access to adequate medical care”.
The hospitals
These are the affected institutions:
- Neira: Hospital San José.
- Marmato: San Antonio Hospital.
- Norcasia: Sacred Heart Hospital.
- Pennsylvania: San Juan de Dios Hospital.
- Risaralda: San Rafael Hospital.
- San José: San José Hospital.
- SUPBA: San Lorenzo Hospital.
- Villamaría: San Antonio Hospital.
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