Overview
- A citizen-recorded video published by local outlets shows physician César Augusto Chayña Chayña apparently impaired while on duty at Hospital Carlos Monge Medrano in Juliaca and prompted a formal complaint.
- A PNP officer intervened at the scene and the doctor is reported to have struggled with the officer and attempted to flee during the encounter.
- Hospital acting director Walter Santa Cruz confirmed the doctor was removed from duty and that an internal administrative investigation has been opened and may take about a month to complete.
- The hospital admitted no breathalyzer (dosaje etílico) was performed, meaning the inquiry will rely on the video, witness testimony, and personnel records as evidence.
- Officials said the case file — including a 2025 patient-mistreatment complaint against the physician — will be forwarded to the Fiscalía and external control bodies for possible criminal or professional sanctions.