# IMSS to Offer Online Consultations to Reduce Traumatology Backlog in Baja California and Sonora

IMSS in Baja California and San Luis Río Colorado will offer telemedicine consultations to address the traumatology backlog.

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The Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) in Baja California and San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, will implement a telemedicine service of online consultations to address backlogs, especially in traumatology. [^1]

Nurses and nurses aides from the Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI blocked Eje 3 to demand the hiring of more personnel and the supply of necessary medical inputs and equipment for pediatric patients. [^2]

Geraldine Lugo, head of Medical Benefits at IMSS, said telemedicine consists of the treating physician presenting the patient via video conference to a sub-specialist, who will evaluate whether the patient is a candidate for surgery. [^3]

Geraldine Lugo, head of Medical Benefits at IMSS, said that if the patient is a candidate for surgery, IMSS guarantees transfer to a hospital in Guadalajara or to Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI in Mexico City, along with a stretcher and medical staff attention. [^4]

Geraldine Lugo, head of Medical Benefits at IMSS, said that patients using the telemedicine service can get an appointment within seven working days, which will reduce the trips they make in search of surgery. [^5]

Berenice Gómez, a nurse representative, stated on August 31, 2026, that they are peacefully requesting supplies and personnel to ensure good care for children. [^6]

Demonstrants blocked vehicle traffic at the corner of Av. Cuauhtémoc and Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto outside the hospital on August 31, 2026, starting at 09:00 hours. [^7]

An anonymous nurse stated that the current workforce is insufficient for the type of patients being managed and that the staff is fully trained but lacks sufficient inputs and material. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. The Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) in Baja California and San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, will implement a telemedicine service of online consultations to address backlogs, especially in traumatology. (El Imparcial, News)
2. Nurses and nurses aides from the Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI blocked Eje 3 to demand the hiring of more personnel and the supply of necessary medical inputs and equipment for pediatric patients. (El Universal, News)
3. Geraldine Lugo, head of Medical Benefits at IMSS, said telemedicine consists of the treating physician presenting the patient via video conference to a sub-specialist, who will evaluate whether the patient is a candidate for surgery. (El Imparcial, News)
4. Geraldine Lugo, head of Medical Benefits at IMSS, said that if the patient is a candidate for surgery, IMSS guarantees transfer to a hospital in Guadalajara or to Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI in Mexico City, along with a stretcher and medical staff attention. (El Imparcial, News)
5. Geraldine Lugo, head of Medical Benefits at IMSS, said that patients using the telemedicine service can get an appointment within seven working days, which will reduce the trips they make in search of surgery. (El Imparcial, News)
6. Berenice Gómez, a nurse representative, stated on August 31, 2026, that they are peacefully requesting supplies and personnel to ensure good care for children. (El Universal, News)
7. Demonstrants blocked vehicle traffic at the corner of Av. Cuauhtémoc and Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto outside the hospital on August 31, 2026, starting at 09:00 hours. (El Universal, News)
8. An anonymous nurse stated that the current workforce is insufficient for the type of patients being managed and that the staff is fully trained but lacks sufficient inputs and material. (El Universal, News)

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