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Controversy: California mayor rejected a million-dollar donation from Minesa to the municipal hospital
The hospital manager burst into tears when confirming that the mayoress prohibited her from receiving the million-dollar donation that would improve the entity's infrastructure.
The complaint made by the manager of the hospital in California, Santander, Leidy Alarcn, against the mayoress of this municipality, Genny Gamboa, for rejecting a donation of 150 million pesos from the mining company, was recorded on video Minnesota to improve the infrastructure and finances of the entity.
“I feel impeded even though it is a decentralized institution, I receive a call from the mayor and she tells me that I cannot sign. If I sign (it's at risk) it's my charge. It is a fight that I have with the institution, but at the moment they restrict me, ”the manager told her officials in tears.
"The topic of the discussion is a donation agreement due to the needs of the institution and the critical financial situation that has been taking place for years (...) The board of directors of the institution and the president is the mayoress, but she He has a radical stance against mining and business. She tells me that I cannot receive the appeal because of her position and her campaign logo from which she was chosen, ”said the manager.
The official also stated that the financial situation of the California hospital is critical , so it is imperative to find resources that allow the operation of the entity.
"The institution has been experiencing economic difficulties for many years, I have come in search of resources and agreements (...) We have signed agreements with the Government that leverage sustainability, but it is an institution with a minimum budget, it manages an initial budget of 270 million pesos to survive the whole year," added the official.
The mayor of California responded to the controversy and explained why she rejected the donation: "We received the hospital in deplorable conditions, but through the efforts that have been made, the medical center is in financial balance (...) In 2020 We received an estimate in which this situation could be remedied. With various circumstances that have led this government to straighten out the health of the municipality, we are ready to make a network model approved by the Assembly of Santander and in order to ensure that the health of the municipality is sustainable, ”she stated.
The complaint unleashed several opinions against the mayor of California , Genny Gamboa, for the rejection of the donation.
“I ask for respect for the women who exercise politics in Santander , but I do not share that this mayoress passes over her community. Brave when she is in her house, but cowardly in the face of her people's need that put her in that position of popular election, ”wrote deputy Claudia Ramrez.
“If only the politicians who tear their hair out for Santurbn would do the same for the health and dignified life of the people of California, but that doesn't give you votes. Anyway! Let the sick die waiting for management from them, but money from Minesa, never”, wrote the lawyer Ana Mara Vargas.