:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/LULN2EVN65HKXPNT2CAPPL7IHU.jpg "San Juan de Lurigancho: the municipal polyclinic is closed, causing delays in patient care 1")
He Municipal polyclinic from the district of San Juan de Lurigancho (SJL) was closed by the municipal inspectors of the mayor’s edile entity Alex Gonzales Castillo. The measure affected various patients with delicate diagnoses who expected to continue their treatment today.
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On the outskirts of the medical center, a long line of people was waiting for the premises to open, including older adult.
GIVEN: The municipal SJL polyclinic would affect the care of about 1000 people daily on average.
The closure became effective on February 10, 2023, causing surprises for patients who showed up on the 13th to receive the respective care.
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In the social networks of the municipality of San Juan de Lurigancho, a publication is observed in which they communicate about this event at night.
“For not respecting the safety provisions and putting their patients at risk, the Municipality temporarily closed on Polyclinic of SJL (crossing Las Flores and the Republic of Poland), currently managed by a concessionaire. Your safety comes first!”, we read on the mayor’s Twitter account.
The establishment works hand in hand with the municipality, which caused consternation among the neighbours. Moreover, we know that he belongs to the network of Institutions providing health services (I SUPPORT) and which is in turn managed by a private company.
Several patients arrived on the scene and expressed their dissatisfaction with the measure since several of them went to the emergency room and others to scheduled appointments.
A patient who was waiting in line did not hesitate to tell his case to TV Peru and said that he had gone to the hospital in the emergency room and they told him that he had a urinary tract infection, but to follow up on the case they told him that they could no longer treat him, since he belonged to the network Municipal polyclinic.
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“I am insured (…) They do not treat me (in the hospital) because I treat myself here (polyclinic)”, explained the patient.
Other patients who were in the queue said they insisted on calling the IPRESS-3 type medical center telephone number, but no one answered them.
