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IMSS and SSPC Agree to Expand Federal Protection at IMSS Facilities

The expanded security aims to protect medical operations for more than 60 million IMSS beneficiaries.

Overview

  • IMSS chief Zoé Robledo met SSPC head Omar García Harfuch on October 30 to reinforce inter-agency security coordination.
  • The agencies agreed to strengthen joint actions and increase the presence of Protección Federal personnel at IMSS sites.
  • Protección Federal currently deploys 2,995 officers across 136 IMSS locations nationwide.
  • The assignment has grown from 771 to 2,995 over five years, approaching a 300 percent increase.
  • Guards secure major hospitals and strategic assets, including Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, 10 UMAE, regional and zone hospitals, blood banks and logistics centers.