Overview
- Emmanuel De Geuser met Health Minister Fátima Matute and rejected that Ribera Salud instructed Torrejón managers to raise waiting lists or alter clinical processes.
- De Geuser characterized the controversy as driven by political polarization and said he is considering legal action over what he called false accusations.
- The Madrid Health Department said there were no changes to triage, no reuse of single-use materials, and no manipulation of care criteria, citing internal review findings shared by Ribera.
- EL País published the full September meeting audio and says it holds emails and documents that corroborate directives to prioritize profitability and increase waits.
- Ribera previously removed Pablo Gallart from hospital management duties at Torrejón, kept him as group CEO, and launched an in-depth audit, while regional checks of sterilization records and storage reported compliance.