The coordinator of the PAN in Chihuahua, Alfredo Chávez, assures that the City Council will provide land in 72 hours if the IMSS allocates resources to build a new hospital and improve the Morelos Hospital.
The coordinator of the PAN deputies in Chihuahua, Alfredo Chávez, has issued a direct challenge to the general director of the IMSS, Zoé Robledo: if the Federation allocates the necessary funds, the municipality will secure land in just 72 hours to build a new hospital. This statement comes after the IMSS delegate in the state claimed that there are no available plots.
An accusation of false excuses
Chávez described the statements of the IMSS delegate as “false”, who argued that the lack of land is the main obstacle. The legislator reminded that the City Council of Chihuahua has already ceded land for federal projects, such as the facilities of the National Guard. “What the delegate says is a false excuse. The delegate is lying,” he stated emphatically.
According to Chávez, the real problem is not the land, but the lack of federal resources. After eight years of Morena governments, he criticized, no new specialty medical unit has been built for the capital. Therefore, he laid out a clear condition: “In 72 hours, Mayor Marco Bonilla and the PAN deputies will secure land, with one condition: that they allocate the resources to build the hospital and improve the Morelos Hospital and its emergency area.”
Imbalance in contributions
The PAN deputy maintained that Chihuahua contributes more resources to the IMSS through worker-employer contributions than it receives in infrastructure. He demanded that these funds return to the state to meet the health needs of the population. “Doctors and nurses have expressed to us the deficiencies they work with daily,” he noted, referring to the precarious conditions of the Morelos Hospital.
Chávez emphasized that the demand for a new hospital does not respond to partisan interests, but to a constant demand from workers, entrepreneurs, and beneficiaries. According to his testimony, the current infrastructure is insufficient to serve the capital, which has grown in population and health needs.
What it means for beneficiaries
For IMSS affiliates in Chihuahua, the construction of a new hospital would mean a reduction in waiting times and an improvement in the quality of care, especially in emergencies. The Morelos Hospital, the main one in the city, operates under overload and shortages that affect both patients and healthcare personnel.
The PAN's challenge leaves the ball in the IMSS's court. If the federal institution confirms the budget allocation, the City Council commits to expedite the donation of the land in record time. So far, Zoé Robledo's response has not been long in coming, although sources from the state delegation indicate that they will analyze the proposal.
The next step will be the meeting between both parties to finalize the terms. Meanwhile, beneficiaries continue to wait for a solution that comes slowly after years of unmet promises.
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