Since the middle of this year and the middle of a Election campaign and a salary dispute reported by doctors and health professionals, the Garrahan Children’s Hospital, one of the most important in the country, was the subject of a cost analysis and inflated budgets of millions that benefited few companies and harmed the rest of the hospital’s employees.
The comings and goings were varied and excessive. The President, Javier Milei gave the order in the cabinet meetings to cut the “jobs”. in the children’s hospital so that benefits and services are improved and more budget is available for medical professionals.
The government terminates the “perpetual contracts” in Garrahan
The response was not immediate. First was the Vice Minister of Health, Cecilia Loccisanoannounced on July 18 that they were running out: “the jobs” of multi-million dollar contracts in security, cleaning and catering that are always won by the same people, and explained that the measure would have a greater impact “Efficiency of more than $1,000 million for this semester.”
Furthermore, he stated that the funds had been recovered “They already have a goal: better salaries for those who work, new work and equipment to modernize the hospital.” However, none of this happened and in November he resigned from his post after it was revealed that a company linked to his position had been hired directly by him City government for 36 million pesos.
The fact that a national civil servant is a successful businesswoman serving a provincial state caused great anger among the Milei brothers and Loccisano, the wife of Cambiemos’ former labor minister. Jorge Triacaleft the Libertarian government. Finally, the Minister of Health would like to Mario Lugones made the decision to cut the jobs that President Milei so urgently demanded.
End the crisis for perpetual suppliers
File 57/2025 signed on December 10 by the Board of Directors of the Children’s Hospital owned by iProfessional points out that the award of the comprehensive security and surveillance service to Entheus Private Security SRL., for a period of 24 months and a total amount of $13,234,876,934.40.
The measure put an end to a system that had held the service in the hands of the since 2017 Solucionar Work Cooperative Limitedin a format that has been expanded for years without a comprehensive review of the delivery model.
The country’s main children’s hospital formalized the major renewal of the security service that had been in charge of the Cooperativa de Trabajo Solucionar Limitada since 2017. The award for a new supplier marks one of the most significant advances in the transformation process being driven forward together with the Ministry of Health. The path of modernization now continues with the modernization of the cleaning service, which has been operated by the same company for more than two decades.
By decision 1068/25, the Administrative Board approved the award of the comprehensive security and surveillance service to Entheus Private Security SRLfor a period of 24 months and a total amount of $13,234,876,934.40. (more than thirteen thousand two hundred million pesos for the two years of service.
On the way there were offers from Murata SA and Líderes Consultores de Seguridad SRL. The procedure was carried out through a public tender, with technical assessment, background analysis, control of legal compliance and opinion of the evaluation commission, consolidating a process that the Ministry of Health describes as an example of transparency and professionalization.
The measure put an end to a system that had held the service in the hands of the since 2017 Solucionar Work Cooperative Limitedin a format that has been expanded for years without a comprehensive review of the delivery model.
According to officials close to the Ministry of Health, “andThe change in security represents one of the most significant advances in the Garrahan planning plan. particularly as it is a critical area that has been operating for years as part of longer continuity plans.”
“The hospital regains its management capacity. “This change shows that it can be ordered, competed and improved without compromising care,” Health Ministry sources added.
The decision stated that the offers had been evaluated according to objective criteria and those who did not meet the work requirements and administrative regulations were abolished, reinforcing the idea of clear rules and effective control.
Modernization continues: cleaning service is being reviewed
With the new security system already defined, the process of updating essential services will now continue with the cleaning area currently in charge Floor cleaning SAa company that has been providing hospital services for more than 20 years. The presence of more competitors in the crucial area of cleaning will make it possible to reduce costs and make service more efficient, leaving budget controversies behind.
Expressed in numbers, the measure would lead to a reduction in the number of staff requiredn consistent with models used in other public hospitalsand this fact will allow to involve more interested parties in the tender, which will improve Floor Clean’s historical offers. The Ministry of Health expects significant six-month savings.
As shown by recent decisions, the continuity of the service has been exceptionally approved while the new recruitment file is being processed, confirming that the hospital is in the middle of the review and update phase of this important service.
The ministry explains that this transition is part of a comprehensive strategy aimed at ensuring modern standards of efficiency, transparency and competition in all outsourced services, without affecting the daily operations of the hospital.
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