Overview
- Hospital leaders confirmed 33 staff members fell ill after the institutional meal, with most stabilized or discharged and a small number remaining under observation, including two reported in serious condition.
- SAMU and Firefighters evacuated workers to the Adolfo Guevara Velasco Hospital of EsSalud, with about 21 transferred there and several others kept at the Regional Hospital for continued care.
- The Ministerio Público and National Police opened a formal investigation and collected samples of the menu that included jurel, potatoes, salad, soup, and beverages for bromatological analysis.
- Geresa’s Environmental Health team audited kitchen hygiene and collected food and water samples as the hospital reviews its nutrition service and considers temporary measures pending results.
- Officials noted the unusual pattern in which only a subset of roughly 250 staff rations—out of up to 800 prepared—produced illness, while inpatients on fish-free diets were not affected.