Overview

• Leaders from the Garrahan and its legislative liaison commission sent August 1 letters to Governors Poggi and Pullaro calling on them to secure quorum and affirmative votes from their provincial deputies on the Emergency for Childhood Health bill.
• The hospital warns that chronic underfunding and surging pediatric demand have pushed its response capacity to a critical threshold.
• Official 2024 data show the Garrahan handled 1,991 external consultations from San Luis and 3,976 from Santa Fe, alongside hundreds of day-hospital sessions and teleconsultations, illustrating the provinces’ reliance.
• The proposed emergency law would unlock one-year national health emergency funding to strengthen regional care networks and ensure equitable, high-complexity pediatric services.
• With the bill slated for debate on August 6 alongside university funding reforms, political stakeholders face pressure to prioritize immediate relief for Argentina’s main pediatric referral center.