Overview
- Inspectors reported a tomograph inoperative for two years, unregistered new devices stored in unsuitable areas, an outdated ultrasound without software updates, and an ambulance lacking a radio and long-distance equipment.
- Water leaks were found in tomography and radiology rooms, with improvised furniture, non‑seismic glass in the emergency area, and medicine refrigerators from 1997 that have exceeded their useful life.
- The Comptroller recommended forming a technical table with EsSalud headquarters and Congress to prioritize critical equipment needs nationwide and announced periodic control visits.
- EsSalud Puno responded that the stored devices are destined for the new Altiplano hospital, said it uses evaluations equivalent to FONE, noted the ambulance operates via cellphone with basic gear, and stated its single tomograph is under repair.
- In Arequipa, investigations into 13 former officials over unfinished hospitals continue as the regional government allocates S/375,000 for Cotahuasi works and awaits Comptroller review of a proposed S/287 million internal debt to finish projects.