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About 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) of waste accumulated at Honduras's main teaching hospital after a contractor's garbage truck broke down, prompting kitchen staff to threaten a strike over unsanitary conditions near the food-prep area.

Hospital Escuela treated 178 traffic-accident patients during the Morazán holiday period, including 172 injured survivors and 6 deaths, representing nearly 90% of all trauma admissions at the facility.

Former Health Minister Carla Paredes argued that private hospitals' 20–60 beds cannot meaningfully relieve Hospital Escuela's 1,400-bed capacity, and blamed overcrowding on clinic closures and staff cuts.

President Asfura's proposal to purchase an operating private hospital and relocate outpatient and emergency services from the overcrowded Hospital Escuela faces skepticism from physicians who question whether a private facility would have sufficient capacity to meaningfully ease the strain on the nation's primary public hospital.

President Asfura said the government is evaluating the purchase of an already-operational hospital to relocate outpatient and emergency services from the overcrowded Hospital Escuela, Honduras's main public medical center.

Hospital Escuela advanced nearly 2,000 outpatient appointments scheduled for October 7–9 to September 30 and October 1–2 to accommodate the rescheduled Morazán Day holiday, though five specialties will maintain their original dates.

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.