The warning on the existence of dismissal telegrams already written for residents of the Garrahan Hospital It generated a climate of tension in the pediatric center, according to statements by members of the Board of Directors of the Association of Professionals and Technicians (Apyt). In this context, the former national deputy Elisa Carrió He publicly expressed his support for medical staff and apologized on behalf of Argentine society for the crisis that the institution is going through.
Carrió He used his social networks to express his admiration for the doctors of the Garrahan and described the feeling of “deep shame of others” caused by the current situation of the hospital. The former legislator of the Civic coalition He stressed that his message had no political ends and recalled that he made donations to the hospital since 2001. “We tell them that we admire them, we love them and that we feel a deep shame of others. May God give them strength to move forward. This is not a political use. Dono to the Garrahan since 2001,” he said in his publication.
The conflict in the Garrahan Hospital It intensified when The national and hospital authorities would have exerted pressure on the residents to suspend the planned force measures. Carolina GoedelmanChief of Hematology Clinic of the Central Laboratory and member of the Board of Directors of the ApytHe explained that the intention to hire pediatric doctors to replace unemployment residents was communicated to the bosses. Subsequently, residents received telegrams in which it was noted that, if they did not raise the protest, sanctions would be applied.
The situation climbed when, he said Goedelmanthe dismissal telegrams were already prepared and only submitted them if the residents persisted to the force of force. Given this threat, the residents decided to suspend unemployment. However, hospital doctors ratified the continuity of the protest, arguing that there was no proposal for salary increase by the National Executive and that the conflict could not be resolved without a specific offer.
He Garrahan Hospitalone of the most recognized pediatric centers in the country, is at the center of public care due to the crisis that affects both its staff and the services it provides. Carrió He stressed the importance of the institution by stating that it represents “a reinsurance for all the children of Argentina”, and warned that indifference to their situation is equivalent to complicity with cruelty.
The lack of government response to the salary and labor claims of medical staff deepened the discomfort within the hospital. The pressure exerted on the residents, added to the decision of the doctors of the plant to maintain the measure of strength, reflects the severity of the conflict and the absence of immediate solutions.
The crisis in the Garrahan Not only affects workers, but also puts at risk the attention of thousands of children who depend on their services. The intervention of public figures such as Elisa Carrió and the visibility of conflict in national media have increased pressure on the authorities to find an exit that guarantees both personnel rights and the continuity of quality pediatric care.
