Overview
- An oversight visit found new medical equipment at Hospital III EsSalud Puno without asset registration, stored in unsuitable areas, and lacking the required FONE evaluation.
- The ambulance used for long-distance transfers to Lima lacks a communication radio and necessary gear, while the Emergency area uses non‑safety glass and Radiology operates under ceiling leaks with an improvised stretcher.
- Diagnostic capacity is constrained as one CT scanner has been inoperative for two years and the other runs in a room with water leaks; the hospital’s ultrasound unit is outdated and the medicine warehouse relies on 1997 refrigerators beyond their useful life.
- The Contraloría recommended forming a technical working group with EsSalud headquarters and Congress to prioritize critical equipment nationwide and said periodic control visits will continue.
- In parallel, prosecutors in Arequipa are advancing five case files against 13 former officials over four unfinished hospitals, and the Alto Selva Alegre mayor reports all local health centers have serious structural deficiencies as rains approach.