Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo — The Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) is asking the municipality of Playa del Carmen to extend the donation period for a plot of land where it plans to build a new Family Medicine Unit in Puerto Aventuras.
Victor Gasca Martinez, head of IMSS’s Quintana Roo administrative office, said the donation process is still ongoing, even though the Solidaridad City Council, then led by Mayor Lili Campos Miranda, had already approved the transfer.
Current Mayor Gilberto Gomez Martinez explained that the city donated the land for a two-year term to allow construction of the medical facility, but IMSS needs more time to execute the project. The new unit is expected to have more than 10 examination rooms.
While the project is finalized, the municipality is guarding the 10,000-square-meter plot to prevent squatting, as there have been previous attempts, Gomez said.
The existing IMSS clinic in Puerto Aventuras, which has operated for 30 years, is overwhelmed. Of the more than 40,000 residents in the community, about 25,000 are IMSS beneficiaries who contribute to the system and are entitled to care.
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