Reality of the Hospital San Jerónimo de Montería vs. service users Realidad del Hospital San Jerónimo de Montería vs. usuarios de los servicios

Abstract

The objective of this reflection article is aimed at the construction of a document that allows readers to know the current situation that the Hospital San Jerónimo of Monteria is going through, one of the public health establishments that is intended for the care of the most disadvantaged of the Cordovan society; To achieve the objective, a descriptive qualitative research method was developed in which journalistic documents, investigative articles, the Internet, essays, among others, were reviewed; Once the documentary review was made, it could be established that the institution providing health services is going through a profound crisis in terms of the lack of economic resources allocated for its operation, which has generated a problem in the management of human talent, failures in medical instruments, lack of medical supplies, inadequate attention to users, among other aspects, which have led to the intervention of control entities aimed at saving the institution from total closure; therefore, as academics, a call is made to the main governmental levels to act in defense of the patrimonial interests of the hospital institution, allowing it to resume the provision of health services efficiently. It is pertinent to remember that health is a public service that enjoys constitutional protection