Overview
- Workers, union leaders and derechohabientes blocked Bulevar Morelos in front of Hospital Fernando Ocaranza on Monday, forcing a seven‑hour protest that halted traffic and drew Governor Alfonso Durazo to the site.
- Durazo acknowledged the building’s severe deterioration and the state agreed three immediate measures: coordinate capacity with IMSS and IMSS Bienestar, subrogate care to private providers if necessary, and press for a new hospital project.
- State technical teams began an integral diagnostic of the hospital’s systems on Tuesday to inspect air conditioning, wiring, drainage, gas and structural damage, with results and timelines still pending.
- Patients and staff report cancelled procedures, long waits for specialists, shortages of medicines and oxygen, and in‑hospital hazards such as leaks, pests and failed ventilation that demonstrators say endanger roughly 300,000 derechohabientes.
- The Government of Sonora has offered a donated five‑hectare site and says an architectural project exists, but federal ISSSTE approval, budget commitments and a formal construction schedule remain unresolved and will determine whether the hospital is rebuilt or only rehabilitated.