Hospital O’Horán and other regional hospitals grapple with patient care delays
Families in Mexico’s newly opened Hospital O’Horán say a patient has been waiting almost a month for surgery after four cancellations, while another family reports a woman with rib fractures and bronconeumonia was misdiagnosed and ultimately taken to a private clinic due to prolonged waiting.
In Spain, the Hospital de Alta Resolución in Écija, ten years old, lacks a second obstetrics specialist, an adult and neonatal intensive‑care unit and a blood bank, forcing all scheduled births and complex obstetric procedures to be referred to the nearby Hospital de Osuna. At Hospital Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, an 89‑year‑old man awaiting vascular surgery endured more than a month of delays, leading doctors to predict amputation of his leg above the knee.
The Dominican Republic’s Hospital Cabral y Baez is described as critically short of basic equipment such as wheelchairs, with emergency rooms overwhelmed. In one incident, a motorcyclist injured on a highway waited over 40 minutes for a 911 ambulance and was taken privately to Hospital Ángel Contreras, where he died an hour after admission.
Entities: Gabriel Castillo · Hospital Cabral y Baez · Hospital Nuestra Señora de Candelaria · Hospital O'Horán · Hospital O’Horán · Hospital de Alta Resolución (Écija) · Hospital Ángel Contreras · IMSS‑Bienestar · Yucatán Health Authorities
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] A motorcyclist injured on a highway in the Dominican Republic waited over 40 minutes for a 911 ambulance and died an hour after being taken to Hospital Ángel Contreras. (article 5)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] A patient at Hospital O’Horán has been waiting almost a month for surgery after four scheduled dates were cancelled. (article 1)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] An 89‑year‑old patient at Hospital Nuestra Señora de Candelaria experienced more than a month of delay for vascular surgery, leading doctors to predict amputation of his leg above the knee. (article 4)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Hospital Cabral y Baez in Santiago de los Caballeros lacks basic equipment such as wheelchairs, causing severe hardships for patients and staff. (article 5)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] A woman taken to Hospital O’Horán after a fall was first told she had only a bruise, later found to have rib fractures and bronconeumonia, and was eventually transferred to a private clinic. (article 2)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Hospital de Alta Resolución in Écija lacks a second obstetrics specialist, an adult and neonatal ICU, and a blood bank, causing all obstetric procedures to be referred to Hospital de Osuna. (article 3)