EsSalud patients confront president over drug shortages at Piura hospital

During an official visit to Jorge Reátegui Hospital, insured patients publicly confronted EsSalud president Zulema Tomás over critical shortages of medicines, beds, and staff. A worker also reported that the only CT scanner serving Piura and Tumbes is malfunctioning, highlighting systemic infrastructure failures. The incident underscores chronic underfunding and operational gaps in Peru's public health system, with potential political fallout for EsSalud leadership.

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