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After 26 days of informational assemblies nationwide, a new round of talks ended without agreement, leaving over 12,000 consultations suspended and Hospital Escuela operating at about 60% capacity.

A work stoppage by the Honduran Medical Association has canceled roughly 30,000 outpatient consultations at public hospitals in recent weeks, with physicians continuing assemblies on September 25 to press demands over salaries, contracts, and working conditions.

Patients at public hospitals face delays as doctors conduct nationwide informational assemblies, while nurses threaten to join the action if the health ministry fails to meet demands on job stability, wages, and reintegrations.

Lawyers analyzing Honduras's ongoing physician strike say the suspension of outpatient services in public hospitals could expose officials and doctors to legal liability for failing to provide essential healthcare to low-income patients.

Honduras's Medical College president says public hospitals face critical shortages of fentanyl, medications, laboratory supplies, and surgical materials that have forced suspension of surgeries and left patients paying out of pocket for necessary materials.