Union and City Hall confirm return of SUS services in philanthropic hospitals in Juiz de Fora

Since Tuesday (10), the institutions were only operating for urgent and emergency reasons, citing a lack of funds from the city hall. According to the Minas Gerais Health Workers' Union (Sindsaúde), the decision to suspend the strike came after the new health secretary, Cidinha Louzada, made some commitments during a meeting held with the union.

According to the category, it was decided that the transfers will be made every 20th of the month and that, starting next week, the Department of Health will meet with each hospital to establish a schedule of the withheld payments.

The city hall confirmed the information and said that, starting next Monday (16), the secretary will individually receive representatives from each hospital to check and reconcile values, contractual goals and the production actually carried out.

The municipal administration also reported that the meeting was productive and, as a guide, a proposal to regularize payments to institutions was presented.

The strike affected the Maternidade Therezinha de Jesus and 9 de Julho hospitals, Santa Casa de Misericórdia, Instituto São Vicente de Paulo, Ascomcer and the former Hospital João Felício. During the period, only urgent and emergency care was maintained.

This was the second partial shutdown of philanthropic hospitals in Juiz de Fora in just over a month. On October 2, units that serve the SUS also suspended part of the services, citing a lack of transfers. At the time, urgent and emergency care was maintained on the recommendation of the Public Ministry.