46 Operating Rooms Sit Idle in Honduran Hospitals

Published on Honduras Daily · Aug 6, 2026 · Originally reported August 5, 2026 by La Prensa

An ASJ report found that 46 operating rooms — 30% of the public hospital network's 154 — are out of service due to repairs, maintenance, or equipment shortages, deepening a surgical backlog that has grown to nearly 11,000 patients awaiting procedures.

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