US EditionComptroller Warns that Emergency Patients at Hospital San José Can Wait up to 18 Hours to Be Treated
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Officials of the Metropolitan Regional Comptroller’s Office carried out an inspection of the Emergency Unit of San José Hospital. They discovered that in the night shift of November 12, more than 40 patients waited between 5 and 18 hours to be treated. Another 24 subjects spent the same amount of time, however, they left the place and did not receive medical attention. Also five people were not treated and also, they did not categorize them. Acc…
Comptroller Warns that Emergency Patients at Hospital San José Can Wait up to 18 Hours to Be Treated
The Office of the Comptroller-General of the Republic (CGR) carried out an on-the-spot inspection in the emergency department of San José Hospital, during the night shift of 12 November 2025, where it was noted that 44 patients were treated after waiting between five and 17 hours. According to the monitoring body, these waits occurred after the patients were categorized. It should be recalled that the country's emergency systems function with ca…
Officials on medical leave for more than eight years, patients hospitalized in emergency rooms next to electrical panels, people lying on the floor waiting to be taken care of and non-operational wards were some of the findings.
Officials with medical leave for more than eight years, patients hospitalized in emergency rooms next to electrical panels, people lying on the floor waiting to be taken care of and non-operational wards, were some of the findings during the inspection. During the field inspection carried out by a team from the Metropolitan Regional Comptroller's Office to the Emergency Department of San José Hospital, during the night shift of 12 November last,…
The San José Hospital covers the public health care of eight communes located in the northern sector of the Metropolitan Region. In several seasons of the year, the municipal authorities have demanded the implementation of measures to reduce care times and waiting lists. In this context, a team of the Metropolitan Regional Comptroller’s Office carried out an inspection at the emergency unit of the hospital during a night shift on 12 November las…
Officials with medical leave for more than eight years, patients hospitalized in emergency rooms next to electrical boards, people lying on the floor waiting to be taken care of and non-operational wards, were other findings of the oversight body.
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