Overview
- An official Comptroller’s report (Informe N° 001-2026-OCI/5750-AOP) confirms three staff left Hospital de Ventanilla during their December 6 night guard to visit a nearby restobar and returned in the early hours of December 7.
- The absence lasted roughly four to five hours and left the emergency service effectively without staffing, with only one named worker covering the shift.
- The individuals were identified as resident Ruth Graciela Huarag Valverde, gynecologist José Alonso Jara Andaviza, and intern Enrique de Lara Dante, while the assigned guard chief, Ada Milagros Gallegos Cornejo, did not register attendance.
- The report flags improper scheduling of a pre‑professional intern for a guard, and the Contraloría has asked authorities to detail corrective measures within 20 days as the hospital and the Callao regional government conduct inquiries.
- The Peruvian Medical College referred the case to its Callao ethics committee, where sanctions could range from admonition to suspension or expulsion, and the doctors may continue working during the proceedings.