Visits and Surgeries at Mexico’s Public Hospitals Are Up as Much as 60% in Two Years
Officials credit a shift from private care to the public system: 32 new hospitals and the 2023 IMSS Bienestar network now serving 56 million across 24 states.
Officials credit a shift from private care to the public system: 32 new hospitals and the 2023 IMSS Bienestar network now serving 56 million across 24 states.
Sheinbaum broke ground on a new IMSS hospital in a three-institute health complex, contrasting its 530 beds with the 4,000 built in 36 neoliberal years.
Of the 152 projects, 50 are brand-new hospitals; the plan adds 13,300 census beds by 2030, more than triple the neoliberal era’s 4,300.
Surveying the land, 13 months into Mexico’s most recent outbreak.
Carlos Treviño, who held senior positions in the Calderón and Peña Nieto governments, faces charges of bribery and other possible crimes.
Morning Star Mexico correspondent David Raby looks at how the decisive electoral victory for Morena candidates will translate into policy.