From Villahermosa, President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo inaugurated the expansion of the hemodialysis unit at the IMSS Bienestar Hospital “Dr. Juan Graham Casasús,” increasing capacity from 24 to 41 chairs for patients with chronic kidney failure. The project involved an investment of 94 million pesos and will benefit over 1.5 million uninsured people in Tabasco and northern Chiapas.
During the ceremony, the president announced an additional 2 billion peso investment to strengthen the IMSS Bienestar healthcare system in the state. The funds will be used for operating room renovations, acquisition of medical equipment, hiring of specialized personnel, and labor regularization for healthcare workers. “Tabasco will not lack anything,” she affirmed.
Alejandro Svarch Pérez, Director General of IMSS Bienestar, reported that these resources will also fund the construction of a new hospital in Cárdenas with three operating rooms and a CT scanner, as well as the replacement of the general hospitals in Macuspana and Teapa. Additionally, the country’s most ambitious kidney transplant program will be launched, with a goal of ten transplants per month starting next month.
Health Secretary David Kershenobich Stalnikowitz emphasized that the expansion of the hemodialysis unit will significantly improve the quality of life for terminal kidney patients, and highlighted the importance of promoting a transplant culture in Mexico as a life-saving alternative for thousands.
President Sheinbaum also announced complementary infrastructure projects for Tabasco, including the Gulf of Mexico highway, the Macuspana–Escárcega section, and the expansion of the Interoceanic Train from Chontalpa to Dos Bocas. She reiterated her support for the Food for Well-being program, which promotes the purchase of Tabasco-grown cacao for the production of Chocolate Bienestar, now distributed nationwide. Governor Javier May Rodríguez thanked the president for her support and praised the federal government’s efforts in improving health and public safety in the state.
