Reynosa Hospital Loses Power Due to Machine Room Wiring Failure

Reynosa, Tamaulipas – The General Hospital No. 15 of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) in Reynosa experienced a significant power outage early this morning. The disruption stemmed from a failure in the wiring within the hospital's machine room, leaving the facility without electricity.

Mónica Edith Gálvez López, the hospital director, reported that the issue began around 4 a.m. Her team has been working on repairs since then. Fortunately, the hospital's emergency power plant is functioning, which has prevented a complete service interruption in most areas, particularly in operating rooms. However, critical patients are being relocated to other IMSS facilities, including Hospital 270, the General Hospital, and the Maternal and Child Hospital, to ensure their continued care.

The hospital is collaborating with the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) to expedite the restoration of normal electrical service. While the emergency generator is mitigating the impact, the situation highlights the vulnerability of essential services to infrastructure failures.

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In these moments our emergency plant is in function, the critical patients are being transferred to Hospital 270, General and Maternal and Child.