Overview
- The former San Alejandro site, closed after the 2017 earthquake, was demolished and rebuilt by Sedena and now opens as Regional Hospital No. 36 “Carmen Serdán Alatriste.”
- The facility represents a 2,652 million‑peso investment and includes 180 censable beds, 216 non‑censable beds, six operating rooms, 29 hemodialysis machines, 10 chemotherapy chairs and new imaging equipment, serving 554,541 beneficiaries.
- IMSS reports hospital beds rose from 33,752 in 2018 to 39,000 in 2025 and targets 45,200 by 2030 through 47 new hospitals, with seven more openings in the next seven months and eight under construction with military engineers.
- Zoé Robledo says the expansion is funded without new debt as financial reserves grow, staffing has increased to more than 523,000 workers (91% in direct care) and key equipment has been upgraded, including radiotherapy and hemodynamic services.
- Union and sector voices at the IMSS Assembly warned of medium‑term financial and operational pressures linked to added responsibilities from IMSS‑Bienestar/Coplamar and rising chronic‑disease costs.