For fourteen years, the Ticul Hospital has remained a broken promise.
Announced with great fanfare in 2011 as a landmark project to transform healthcare in southern Yucatán, today the unfinished building bears witness to neglect, multi-million-dollar lawsuits, and multiple administrations that have failed to complete its construction.
Construction of this important hospital has remained practically abandoned during the administrations of Felipe Calderón, Enrique Pena Nieto, and Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
And now, in the midst of 2025, the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) clarified that construction of the Ticul General Hospital has not been canceled, but rather temporarily suspended to evaluate its physical and financial condition.
The decision seeks to ensure the proper completion of the project and its successful implementation for the benefit of the Yucatecan population.
In a meeting led by Governor Joaquín Díaz Mena and IMSS authorities, it was reported that the responsible contractors have experienced significant delays in the delivery of the project.
However, the federal agency assured that the suspension will allow for decisions that guarantee transparency in the use of resources and the quality of service the hospital will offer.
Technical and Financial Evaluation
During April, a committee made up of representatives from the IMSS and the construction companies will evaluate the project and issue a ruling. Based on the results, work is expected to resume in early May.
The companies responsible for the project include ARQUINTEG and EPCCOR, Mexican companies, as well as the Spanish firms Constructora San José and Udra México.
Once completed, the hospital will have 40 orthopedic beds and will function as a discharge center for the Mérida Regional General Hospital T1, thus strengthening the healthcare infrastructure in Yucatán.
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