Overview
- The renovated Emergency Unit and the Center for Surgical Innovation at Hospital General de Xoco were inaugurated on Friday, June 12, 2026, and officials say the facilities are now operational.
- New equipment includes a fully digital smart operating room that links imaging, anesthesia and monitoring, a high‑speed portable CT scanner that can image a patient in about five minutes without moving them, a neurosurgery microscope and ceiling‑mounted X‑ray plates.
- Authorities say the upgrades target faster stabilization and treatment for severe trauma, neurotrauma and critical cases by reducing diagnostic and transfer delays that can be life‑threatening.
- Hospital Xoco treats roughly 44,000 mostly uninsured patients a year, and officials present the work as part of a federal‑city push under IMSS‑BIENESTAR to expand access to higher‑complexity care for people without social security.
- Officials framed the inauguration as the first stage of a multi‑phase transformation that includes new monitoring and feedback systems, 25 ambulances added over the last year, and further steps such as a surgical robot due to arrive next week to expand high‑complexity procedures.