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Loma Plata Hospital suspends IPS patient services after coverage limit is reached
🇵🇾 Paraguay /Health & Science

Loma Plata Hospital suspends IPS patient services after coverage limit is reached

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Loma Plata Hospital suspended care for patients and employers covered by Paraguay’s Social Security Institute, known as IPS, at 11 a.m. Tuesday.
  • The private hospital said its contract had reached its budgetary limit, leaving hundreds of families without local access to consultations and tests.
  • Services will remain suspended until IPS approves additional funding or authorizes a new contractual allocation; the hospital said it would help patients with referrals where possible.

Loma Plata Hospital has stopped treating patients covered by Paraguay’s Social Security Institute after the agreement between the private facility and IPS reached its budget ceiling.

The hospital administration said the suspension took effect at 11 a.m. Tuesday and applies to medical coverage for IPS-insured patients and employers at the facility. The interruption is temporary, but it leaves hundreds of families in the Chaco area without a nearby place to seek consultations or undergo medical tests.

The hospital said services will resume only after IPS approves a budget increase or opens a new contractual allocation. That decision would also help unblock the operating debt that has contributed to the stoppage.

In the meantime, the hospital said it would provide guidance and support for referral procedures within its capabilities.

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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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