Crisis Deepens at National Hospital as More Doctors Resign and Directors Offer Their Posts
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- More specialist doctors have submitted their resignations at Paraguay’s National Hospital, while hospital directors have made their positions available.
- The resignations come amid demands for the health minister’s departure and preparations for a nationwide medical mobilization.
The crisis at Paraguay’s National Hospital is deepening as more specialist doctors resign and hospital directors offer their positions, according to headlines and related reports highlighted by ABC Color.
The departures follow demands from specialist doctors for Health Minister María Teresa Barán to step down. A medical union is also preparing simultaneous demonstrations across the country.
Surgeons and therapists arriving to submit their resignations warned of “chaos,” reflecting growing concern within the medical sector over the situation at the hospital.
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