Iris vetoes contract renewal for 40% of doctors in the capital.
The primary healthcare network in Goiânia is on the verge of collapse due to Mayor Iris Rezende's (PMDB) decision not to renew the temporary contracts of 180 doctors, which expired in January or will expire in February; this contingent represents 40% of the entire medical staff working in CAIS (Integrated Health Care Centers), the Family Health Program (PSF), health centers, or the Emergency Medical Service (SAMU); a large portion of the doctors scheduled for the last weekend did not show up for work, which caused chaos in the health centers.
Goiás 247 - The primary healthcare network in Goiânia is on the verge of collapse due to Mayor Iris Rezende's (PMDB) decision not to renew the temporary contracts of 180 doctors, which expired in January or will expire in February.
This contingent represents 40% of all medical staff working in Cais, in the Family Health Program (PSF), in health centers, or in the Emergency Medical Service (Samu).
The Goiânia Doctors' Union (Simego) reports that the city hall instructed doctors to work even without a formal employment contract, promising to reimburse them later. Simego's president, Rafael Martinez, was scheduled to meet with the Secretary of Health, Fátima Mrué, on Monday to demand payment for these employees. If the situation is not resolved, she and Iris could face charges of administrative misconduct.
A large portion of the on-call staff scheduled for the last weekend did not show up for work, which caused chaos at the health centers. Others went to work because they received a strange recommendation from the health department to work and then request payment as compensation (a procedure never before carried out by the city government).