Lara's hospital network surpassed 10,000 surgeries in the first half of 2026

Published at: 29/09/2026 11:25 AM

During the first half of the year 2026, the Lara State Hospital Network performed 10,452 low, medium and high complexity surgeries. The figure surpassed the record for the same period of the previous year and consolidated the increase in resolution capacity in the entity.

According to the balance sheet, presented by the coordinator of the regional Hospital Network, Neybis Celis, of the total number of procedures, 5,075 were emergencies and 5,377 were elective surgeries, reflecting a balance between emergency approaches and medical planning.

For her part, the single health authority of the state of Lara, Elizabeth Manzanilla de Valecillos, explained that the operational upturn responded to the coordination with the National Surgical Plan (PQN) to reduce surgical debt in the region.

“With the reengineering of resources, operational resilience, rehabilitation of spaces and the incorporation of more specialties and specialists, we strengthened the response of the regional SPNS with the support of the Ministry of Popular Power for Health,” said Manzanilla de Valecillos.

According to a press release from the Ministry of Health, the Antonio María Pineda Central University Hospital (HCUAMP) topped the list of healthcare centers with the highest number of interventions performed in the Iribarren municipality, followed by the Rotary Hospital, the Dr. Luis Gómez López Hospital, the Agustín Zubillaga Pediatric Hospital and the La Carucieña General Hospital.

In the rest of the municipalities of the entity, the surgical office was led by the Dr. Pastor Oropeza Riera General Hospital in the Torres municipality, followed by hospital institutions in the Jiménez, Crespo and Simón Planas jurisdictions.

Finally, the regional health authority announced that infrastructure and logistics teams are working on the prompt activation of new operating rooms to ensure the continuity of health services for the benefit of the entire population of Larense.

Mazo News Team