Adorni reported a multimillion-dollar debt owed by Kicillof's government to the SAMIC hospitals.

Presidential spokesperson, Manuel Adorni reported that Buenos Aires Province, governed by Axel Kicillof, holds a debt exceeding 409 billion pesos (902 million pounds) with the SAMIC hospitals, high-complexity health centers jointly funded by the Nation and the provinces. Despite this situation, the national Government guarantees their operation, care, and provision of medications.

"True cruelty doesn't lie in the decisions that organize the system. Cruelty lies in using health as a partisan tool and neglecting the basics", Adorni stated during his regular conference at Casa Rosada.

Hospitals affected by the lack of funds

Among the centers affected by the debt are Hospital El Cruce (Florencio Varela), Hospital Cuenca Alta (Cañuelas), Hospital Bicentenario (Esteban Echeverría), Hospital Néstor Kirchner, and Hospital René Favaloro (both in La Matanza). All are part of the SAMIC network (Comprehensive Medical Care Services for the Community) and require constant contributions to operate normally.

According to the spokesperson, the amount owed is equivalent to twice the national budget for vaccines and comfortably exceeds the entire budget of Hospital Garrahan.

Criticism of Kicillof's administration

Adorni did not spare criticism toward the administration of Axel Kicillof.  "More than six years have already passed under his provincial administration, which is part of a chain of 16 years of Kirchnerist governments that plunged the health system into a chronic emergency", he asserted.

He also targeted the Buenos Aires Minister of Health for prioritizing "political agitation over health management", and demanded greater responsibility in the use of public resources.

The Nation guarantees service despite the debt

Despite the province's financial delay, the national Government keeps the operability of the SAMIC hospitals. "We continue to guarantee services, medications, and care. Because unlike others, we don't speculate with the health of Argentinians", Adorni stated.

The debt, he emphasized, is constantly updated and represents a critical burden on a system that has already suffered years of structural deterioration.