Overview
- Physicians at the Hospital Infantil de México “Federico Gómez” report suspended or long-delayed high‑complexity procedures due to a lack of anesthetics, medicines and supplies.
- The anesthesiology service has been reduced by about 50%, with months‑long lapses in endoscopy and fluoroscopy, forcing families to buy drugs and endure waits of months to a year.
- Civil groups say more than 100 surgeries are already on hold, affecting cardiac, neurosurgical, neonatal, oncology and transplant care.
- A group of 45 doctors filed a formal letter on October 15 that the Presidency logged under folio 202510152XPRY5, yet no corrective action has been announced.
- Doctors allege the finance ministry is retaining part of the hospital’s 2025 budget, while the Health Ministry and the president counter that reprogramming reflects clinical prioritization; lawmakers take up the 2026 budget on November 3, which assigns 2,263 million pesos to the hospital.