Dos pacientes extranjeros atrapados en Urgencias. “Esta es la prioridad nacional aplicada a un hospital”
Un señor boliviano con un tumor incurable pasa casi una semana en la unidad sin ser trasladado a planta en el hospital Puerta de Hierro, y un chico de origen peruano lleva 14 días. Los trabajadores creen que la dirección ahorra costes con inmigrantes sin familia que no van a presentar una queja
In the informal daily meeting known as the "turnover of beds," hospital directors discuss the most contentious cases and attempt to resolve any issues that have arisen. Each case is meticulously documented, with the computer recording the exact hours and minutes each patient has been admitted to the Emergency Room. The goal is to ensure that no one stays there for more than 24 hours, as ERs are designed to be a temporary holding area.
For the past two weeks, however, two individuals have become stuck in the system. Carmelo, a 72-year-old Bolivian man with an incurable tumor, and Angel, an 18-year-old Peruvian boy with an intellectual disability, have lingered in the ER for so long that they have become part of the hospital's landscape.
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