Health Dept. orders immediate closure of Hospital del Maestro, suspends license
- The San Juan Daily Star
- Aug 29
- 2 min read
By The Star Staff
The island Department of Health ordered the immediate closure of Hospital del Maestro within 24 hours on Thursday, after concluding that the institution reduced beds and closed essential services without authorization from the Health secretary, in violation of applicable laws and regulations.
According to the order (Case No. OA12025-0001), the hospital unilaterally reduced its authorized capacity from 255 to just 18 beds, in addition to closing the intensive care unit and the Pediatrics Department, and limiting the use of the Operating Room to three days per week. Those actions, according to the document, “are incompatible with both the scope of the license granted under Law 101 and the authorization granted under the CNC Law and put the safety, health, and lives of patients at risk.”
The order establishes that, within 24 hours, the institution must completely cease operations and transfer all hospitalized patients in coordination and direct supervision with the Department of Health. Each transfer must include a medical evaluation, acceptance of a receiving hospital, transportation with trained personnel, and complete documentation in the medical record.
The order also provides for the suspension of the hospital’s operating license (License No. 42) and the Certificate of Necessity and Convenience (CNC No. 22-158), “which will remain in effect until the institution demonstrates full compliance with Law 101-1965, Law 2-1975, and applicable regulations.”
The administrative hearing on the case was scheduled for Friday, Sept. 5 at 1:30 p.m. in the Department of Health’s courtroom. The order warns that the hospital’s failure to appear could result in a default judgment.
“Pursuant to Rule 43 of Regulation 9321, an immediate action adjudicatory procedure is activated, as this is a situation of imminent danger to public health, safety, or welfare,” the document signed by the Health secretary emphasizes.a
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