Overview
- A 21-year-old delivered in a hospital corridor after being moved toward the delivery area with no on-duty staff present, according to video and clinical records.
- Regional health authority Diresa Áncash opened administrative investigations focused on the lack of timely obstetric care at the Yungay facility.
- Contracts for a gynecologist and an obstetrician hired as service providers were rescinded, and a CAS nurse plus a named nursing technician were temporarily removed.
- Diresa also requested replacement of the hospital director to ensure service continuity and proper patient care during the inquiry.
- The mother, a primigravida, and her newborn daughter weighing 3,150 grams are clinically stable and remain under observation for 48 hours.