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Former director of Maule Heath Service: Opening "was performed at the request of the government"

Gerardo Herrera, who was dismissed from office yesterday following the embarrassing inauguration of the Curepto Hospital, affirms that he acted upon instructions issued by the Executive Branch.

16 de Abril de 2008 | 13:45 | El Mercurio Online

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SANTIAGO.- After being removed from his position, the former head of the Maule Health Service, Gerardo Herrera Latorre, stated this morning that he had carried out the hasty inauguration of the Curepto Hospital under instruction from the President and the minister of Health, Soledad Barría.


“I responded to instructions that were given by the President, as well as instructions from the minister (Soledad Barría) asking us to rush the inauguration of the Curepto Hospital, set up the facility and put together the equipment and personnel necessary to attend to patients”, said Herrera.


Nevertheless, Herrera acknowledged that he agreed with the decision to open the hospital, saying that it was something that needed to be done “as soon as possible and that’s why I worked as I did, so that the inauguration could happen sooner and the hospital could be opened to the community of Curepto”.


 


 

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