Overview
- Mexico City prosecutors have launched an inquiry into staff conduct at Hospital Tlalpan after Gina Reyes Vázquez was denied treatment and died in a wheelchair outside the emergency entrance.
- Mexican health regulations mandate that all medical facilities offer urgent care without conditioning treatment on upfront payment.
- The victim’s family says they urgently sought to cover the 30,000 peso deposit and plan to sue the hospital for medical negligence.
- Hospital Tlalpan has remained silent, issuing no official statement as authorities investigate potential rule breaches.
- Footage of the refusal spread widely on social media, fueling public outrage over private hospitals’ payment practices.