The City of Buenos Aires launched an ambitious health infrastructure plan with 151 works in public hospitals, financed largely thanks to the charge for the care of foreigners, in addition to the recovery of social and prepaid works.
The head of government, Jorge Macri, supervised the work at the Fernández Hospital, where new offices and a completely renovated guard are being built.
The end of “health tours” and a change of model
The new scheme marked a shift in Buenos Aires health policy. For the first time, the City began to charge foreigners for medical care, allowing it to break with the scheme known as “health tourism” and recover key resources.
That money is now reinvested directly into the public system, generating a funding circuit that strengthens hospitals without
increasing taxes.During the first quarter of the year, revenue exceeded $42 billion, boosting works throughout the healthcare network.
Concrete works financed by the recovery
There are currently 30 works in progress, including: The
expansion of the Fernández Hospital (more than 3,200 m²) The modernization of
the Pirovano Hospital The construction of
new diagnostic centers Community health centers
in different neighborhoods In addition, the plan allowed the incorporation of
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