Overview
- The Presidency and Health Ministry published a 14–15 minute film called “Los Héroes del Garrahan” on official channels and Televisión Pública, an action that revived public debate over the 2025 conflict.
- The documentary presents the government’s view that more than 40 measures of force in 2025 began as pay claims but evolved into a political campaign to destabilize the administration.
- The film highlights staff who continued patient care during strikes and features the hospital’s director médico, Mariano Pirozzo, and was produced by Santiago Oría.
- Unions and professional groups immediately rejected the production and the Asociación de Profesionales y Técnicos and ATE’s internal junta called a press conference and a protest at the hospital in response.
- Major unresolved issues include contested payments between IOMA and the national government (a dispute the government values at about 9,000 million pesos), alleged real budget erosion and staffing losses, and ongoing disciplinary and legal proceedings that continue to affect operations and worker morale.