Overview
- The Regional General Hospital No. 36 in Puebla reopened under the name Carmen Serdán Alatriste after the 2017 earthquake forced the demolition of the former San Alejandro facility.
- The hospital represents a 2,652 million‑peso investment with 180 censable beds, 35 consult rooms, six operating rooms and advanced imaging, and it will serve 554,541 IMSS beneficiaries.
- During the 116th IMSS General Assembly in Puebla—the first held outside Mexico City—President Claudia Sheinbaum outlined a plan to add more than 11,000 hospital beds between 2018 and 2030.
- IMSS director Zoé Robledo reported growth from 33,752 beds in 2018 to about 39,000 in 2025, the construction of 13 hospitals since 2019 and a systemwide target of roughly 45,200 beds by 2030.
- Officials cited about 78 million people with social security and nearly 23 million insured workers, and the Sinaloa governor advanced a 216‑bed IMSS hospital project for Culiacán planned for 2026.