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March Start Set for IMSS-Bienestar Specialty Hospital in Morelia’s Villas del Pedregal

Federal funding from the IMSS sovereign fund under Plan Michoacán positions the facility to expand specialty care in western Morelia.

Overview

  • State officials and IMSS director Zoé Robledo swore in a citizen committee to oversee construction of the project.
  • Authorities announced an investment of more than 4 billion pesos, financed entirely by the IMSS sovereign fund.
  • The complex will occupy six hectares in Villas del Pedregal and is planned to surpass the Regional Hospital in Charo in size.
  • About 2,500 health workers are expected to staff the facility, which is slated to offer 54 specialties and nine operating rooms.
  • Planned equipment includes imaging, nuclear medicine, radiotherapy, hemodynamics, dialysis, and dedicated intensive care units, with officials projecting completion in roughly 18 months.