Surgical Backlog at Hospital Escuela Swells to 6,000 Patients
Published on Honduras Daily · Nov 8, 2026 · Originally reported November 7, 2026 by Contracorriente
More than 6,000 patients are waiting for surgery at Honduras's main public hospital, over 3,000 of them for more than 90 days; a government plan to perform 405 operations in private hospitals through mid-July has cost 26.3 million lempiras (about $1.05 million), with little transparency on the price per procedure.
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