Peruvian hospital paid doctors over $6,700 for shifts they missed

The Hospital Santa Rosa in Puerto Maldonado, Peru, faces scrutiny after the Comptroller General's Office revealed it paid over S/25,000 to six doctors for shifts they did not work. These medical professionals were reportedly attending to patients at private health centers during their scheduled hours at the public hospital.

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the Hospital Santa Rosa de Puerto Maldonado (Madre de Dios) paid S/25,408 to six doctors for hours they did not work in this establishment.

The investigation found that these doctors accumulated a total of 86 days of simultaneous work between 2023 and 2025. The hospital failed to implement controls to monitor staff presence, allowing this dual employment to occur. The payments in question amount to S/25,408 for unworked hours, stemming from a lack of deductions for their absences.

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the hospital did not guarantee control of the presence of medical personnel during their working hours, which allowed these workers to offer health services simultaneously in private sector medical centers.

The Comptroller's report highlighted that immediate supervisors were in place during the evaluated period, yet no timely actions were taken to address the doctors' alleged absences or abandonment of their posts. The findings have been communicated to the hospital's director, who is expected to implement corrective measures and assign responsibility among the involved medical staff, five of whom remain employed by the public entity.

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no control, communication, or timely reporting actions were evidenced regarding the alleged absences, non-attendance, or abandonment of the workplace.