Overview
- Officials placed the first stone for the Hospital de la Región del Río Sonora in Ures on Thursday, August 6, marking the formal start of construction.
- The project budget is 597.6 million pesos and the facility will cover 10,177 square meters with 14 censable beds, 18 non‑censable beds, 10 consultorios and surgical capacity.
- Planned services target contamination‑related needs and include a laboratory for heavy‑metal analysis, a Unit of Epidemiological Surveillance and Toxicological Follow‑up, toxicology, nephrology and hemodialysis.
- Authorities say financing combines Grupo México payments, federal and state resources and prior deposits recorded with the JFCA for 2018–2019, and the Sonora governor stated full construction funds are deposited with a delivery target of April 2027.
- Community representatives welcomed the start as a long‑standing demand but pressed for clear guarantees on medical equipment, specialized toxicology personnel and sustained operational funding so the hospital actually delivers long‑term care and monitoring.