Colombia health crisis deepens, Nueva EPS patients suffer

Timeline

1. 1 day ago

   [HEALTH] 2 sources

   Cesar Department hospitals strike over EPS debts

   Twenty‑eight public hospitals in Colombia’s Cesar department have launched an indefinite strike over unpaid EPS debts, keeping emergency services open while other care is suspended.

2. 1 day ago

   [HEALTH] 11 sources

   Nueva EPS crisis leaves thousands of Colombian patients without care

   Colombia's Nueva EPS health insurer is failing to provide specialist care and medicines, cancelling thousands of appointments and facing huge debts, prompting a Procuraduría review and disciplinary action.

3. 17 days ago

   [HEALTH] 7 sources

   Colombia's Supreme Court orders 60‑day plan for Nueva EPS amid health‑rights violations

   Colombia’s Supreme Court gave Nueva EPS 60 days to address widespread tutela non‑compliance, while courts ordered arrests and fines for officials who ignored health‑rights orders, and the Procuraduría demanded

4. 22 days ago

   [POLITICS] 3 sources

   Colombia pushes ahead with hospital upgrade in Puerto Colombia and new prison in Risaralda

   Colombia is finalizing an 18 billion‑peso upgrade of Puerto Colombia Hospital and building a 259 billion‑peso prison in Risaralda for 1,514 inmates, with completion due by 2027.

5. 22 days ago

   [HEALTH] 3 sources

   Colombia's health system under strain as Nueva EPS debt rises and regulator tightens EPS rules

   Colombia's Nueva EPS faces a massive debt crisis jeopardizing care for over a million people, while regulator Daniel Quintero imposes tighter EPS sanctions, cutting response times and threatening closures.

6. 29 days ago

   [HEALTH] 4 sources

   Colombian Hospitals Gain Full Funding and International Recognition

   Colombia's health ministry secures full funding for a new regional hospital in Risaralda, while Nariño's university hospital receives international recognition as a top‑equipped Latin American facility.

7. 30 days ago

   [HEALTH] 12 sources

   Nueva EPS faces $4.8 trillion loss and $22.5 trillion debt in Colombia

   Nueva EPS reported a 4.8 trillion‑peso loss and 22.5 trillion‑peso debt for 2023‑24; the government will cover half the debt while hospitals face unpaid bills.

8. about 1 month ago

   [HEALTH] 2 sources

   Colombian hospitals confront overcrowding in Tolima while Huila facilities earn top regional ranking

   Tolima’s Hospital Federico Lleras hits 170% ER occupancy and launches a contingency plan, while Huila’s two public hospitals gain entry to the prestigious HospiRank 2026.

9. about 1 month ago

   [HEALTH] 2 sources

   Nueva EPS launches shock plan to cut health service lawsuits in Colombia

   Nueva EPS in Colombia launches a shock plan to manage 170,000 pending health‑service lawsuits, aiming to cut tutelas to zero and speed up medication and specialist access.

10. about 2 months ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources

    Colombia's hospitals face severe overcrowding and rising post‑surgical infections

    Colombian hospitals report emergency departments at up to 200% capacity and a surge to 3,091 surgical‑site infections, prompting calls for proper primary‑care use and home‑care vigilance.

11. about 2 months ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources

    Hospital San Jorge in Pereira faces financial crisis over unpaid EPS claims

    Hospital San Jorge in Pereira warns of a $72 bn deficit and $52 bn overdue receivables, blaming unpaid claims from intervened EPS and urging the health ministry to intervene.

12. about 2 months ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources

    Pasto, Colombia faces mental‑health surge that strains hospitals

    Pasto, Colombia sees a surge in mental‑health cases, overwhelming hospitals and prompting calls for expanded services and early‑detection programs.

13. 2 months ago

    [HEALTH] 3 sources

    Colombia's Hospitals Issue Emergency Alerts Over Critical Overcapacity

    Colombia's Pasto and Soacha hospitals report critical overcapacity, prompting emergency alerts and contingency measures as patient demand soars amid the presidential election.

14. 2 months ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources

    Colombia's Nueva EPS shortfalls spark financial crisis for Guaviare health providers

    Nueva EPS is paying only ~80 % of bills, leaving IPS Nueva Salud Integral in Guaviare with over 700 million pesos in unpaid claims and threatening service delivery, while broader EPS reserve shortfalls signal a

15. 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    Colombian presidential candidates outline plans to address health system crisis

    Colombia’s presidential hopefuls propose rescue funds, stricter EPS oversight and moves toward a more state‑run health system to tackle a deep financing and service crisis.

16. 3 months ago

    [HEALTH] 10 sources

    Colombia’s health system faces emergency crisis, experts demand shock plan

    Colombia’s health system risks collapse; experts urge an urgent shock plan to clean debts and boost primary care.

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