Yucatán Governor Joaquín Díaz Mena questioned over 36 million‑peso anesthesia contract

The Health Services of Yucatán (SSY) awarded a 36.6 million‑peso contract to Santek Health to provide the entire anesthesia supply chain for the state’s major hospitals in Mérida, Valladolid and Tizimín. Critics ask how technical and risk‑management criteria justified giving a single supplier control of such a vital service, noting that any logistical failure would halt surgeries.

Reports indicate adverse reactions in pediatric patients at Hospital O’Horán, raising suspicions that medicines from the supplier may have been altered or falsified. The governor has not immediately terminated the contract, and no public logs or consumption reports have been released to verify delivery. Investigations also link Santek Health’s administrator to other distribution networks accused of securing multimillion‑peso contracts without proven supply, prompting questions about prior knowledge of these connections before the award.

Five key questions have been raised demanding explanations on procurement justification, anti‑corruption commitments, response to the health incidents, transparency of contract performance, and awareness of the supplier’s alleged irregularities.