Public Hospital

Hospital Escuela will operate under reduced staffing from October 7–9 during the Morazán holiday week, keeping emergency rooms, ICUs, surgical units, and the blood bank open while allowing non-essential staff to observe the national break.

Recent downpours caused a roof leak and ceiling collapse in the emergency department of Hospital Escuela, Honduras's main public referral hospital, highlighting chronic infrastructure problems that staff say require comprehensive renovation, not temporary repairs.

Hospital San Felipe is opening a second shift to double its chemotherapy capacity to 4,000 treatments per month and reduce a backlog of at least 400 cancer patients awaiting care.

The Materno Infantil hospital in Tegucigalpa reported 478 births to adolescents through early September—15.54% of all deliveries—including 33 girls aged 14, prompting the hospital to open a clinic offering contraceptive counseling, psychological support, and family planning to prevent repeat pregnancies.

Relatives of patients at Honduras's main public hospital report they must purchase medications, surgical supplies, and materials like sutures and casts to complete treatments and operations, straining families already struggling with medical costs.

Hospital Escuela announced that referring hospitals must obtain medical referrals and bed availability confirmation before transferring patients, aiming to coordinate emergency admissions and optimize care capacity.

Pregnant women in labor must wade through puddles and poor conditions to reach the maternity ward at Hospital San Felipe in Francisco Morazán due to the deteriorated state of the facility's entrance.

Honduras's Health Secretariat announced that hemodialysis services are now available in Danlí, providing chronic kidney disease patients in the El Paraíso department with local access to treatment.