Death at the ISSSTE in Celaya: complaint for negligence
Journalist Marco Israel Mancera made public the death of his father, Irineo Jesús Mancera, which occurred on Friday at the ISSSTE hospital in Celaya, Guanajuato. According to his story, the older adult arrived at the Emergency Department in delicate condition and remained in the waiting room for nearly three hours without receiving medical attention. Finally, he died sitting in a chair.
“My dad died waiting for attention in the emergency room and… this time I’m not going to stay silent,” Mancera wrote on his social networks.
The reporter explained that during that period his father’s health condition progressively deteriorated while he and his sister unsuccessfully requested help. According to information provided by his family, the doctor in charge of the emergency room determined that the case “was not an emergency,” so he did not receive the necessary care at that time.
His sister, who accompanied the father, reported having received “despotic and inhumane treatment by the medical staff.” Mancera added that attention came only when there was nothing more to do: “The entire Emergency Department was mobilized when my father had already died.” He also pointed out that he has witnesses from other citizens who lived similar experiences and from institution personnel who describe the public servant involved as a violent and selfish person.
Fellow journalists from various media outlets expressed their solidarity with Marco Israel and repudiated what happened. “We share your indignation and pain over the inappropriate conduct of ISSSTE personnel that resulted in the death of your father, and that reflects the most sinister face of health institutions,” said GruperronaRadio TvCelaya.
The case reopens the debate about the conditions of care in public health services in Mexico, especially in the ISSSTE, where complaints of negligence are recurrent. So far, the institution has not issued an official statement on the incident.
