Overview
- Regional and national officials presented the finished construction and full technical equipping of Hospital Antonio Lorena on Monday, June 22, 2026, and announced a controlled marcha blanca to begin on July 16.
- The hospital is a category III-1 complex with about 49,000 square meters, 523 beds and 19 specialties, intended to serve the macrorregión sur and reduce referrals to Lima.
- Installed equipment includes a linear accelerator, brachytherapy suite, a 3T MRI and a 320-slice CT scanner, and the project targets LEED healthcare certification for energy and environmental standards.
- Authorities said public competitions will fill roughly 900 posts, the regional government received an interim S/44.8 million for 2026 and officials estimate an ongoing operational need near S/140 million per year.
- A public-private partnership will hire an international consortium to manage nonclinical services and equipment maintenance, with officials stressing transparent hiring, staff training during the marcha blanca and security measures to protect costly devices.