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He Medical College (Colmed) reported this afternoon that the administrative investigation opened after a complaint made by Carabineros, who accused personnel of the Melipilla Hospital Denying them care, he dismissed the health care facility officials.
According to the report of the designated administrative prosecutor, “The conviction was not formed” that “they had been discriminated against and humiliated because of their status as Carabineros” to the complainants; nor that the phrase “I do not attend pacos” had been indicated; nor that medical attention had been denied to the police officers by officials of the compound or by the doctor Rubén Ibarra.
Likewise, it highlights that previous attentions to Carabineros and taking of PCR tests are registered, so, according to the document, discrimination against officials of the uniformed institution is ruled out. In addition, it was proven that the two policemen who were with the complainant were treated.
The president of the Medical College, Izkia Sichez, called on the Minister of the Interior and Public Security, Víctor Pérez, to apologize on behalf of the Government, to the officials of the San José de Melipilla Hospital who were accused by Carabineros personnel of having denied them care.
“I hope that the Minister of the Interior, Víctor Pérez, apologizes to the colleague and health team by the Government and parliamentarians who accused and criticized without reason “Siches pointed out.
The fact investigated in an administrative summary that decided to dismiss the health personnel involved, was denounced in June by three police officers with symptoms of coronavirus who accused alleged discrimination. Carabineros filed a complaint with the Melipilla Prosecutor’s Office for what happened.
The morning after the events denounced, the then Minister of the Interior, Gonzalo Blumel, led a press activity with the Carabineros in which he pointed out that it was an “absolutely unacceptable fact, it is a betrayal of the medical oath to protect health of people”.
“Failure to protect the health of all people, be they civilians or police, is an act of unacceptable discrimination, it is an absolutely reprehensible fact“, He said.
In an interview with Third, the Carabineros sergeant of the Melipilla Police Station, Irene Aravena, affirmed that the officials who attended her “said that they would not attend any more pacos.”
The complaint was aimed mainly at the doctor Rubén Ibarra. After investigating the case and two weeks after the incident occurred, the Medical College expressed their support for their colleague and affirmed that the accusation generated “threats, attacks and public lashing, not only against the said professional, but also against his family and the officials of the said healthcare center ”.
On Monday, September 21, the result of the administrative summary was announced. According to the report of the Prosecutor designated for the investigation of this case, the staff of the compound acted in accordance with what was ruled by the health authority. The resolution indicates that it was not possible to form a conviction that the complainants had been discriminated against or that they were denied care. Based on these arguments, the person in charge of the investigation suggested that those involved be dismissed from administrative responsibility.
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