NewzThe management of the Hospital Manuel Uribe Ángel de Envigado has acknowledged institutional shortcomings in the medical and administrative response provided to a 16-year-old adolescent who was a victim of sexual abuse. Specifically, hospital authorities admitted that the facility failed to activate the designated emergency protocol known as "Código Fucsia" upon the minor's arrival.
The admission follows public scrutiny and criticism regarding the quality and timeliness of the care rendered to the victim at the institution. Hospital manager Martha Lucía Vélez Arango publicly addressed the failures as the case gained visibility and prompted institutional review of the emergency procedures for victims of sexual violence.
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