IESS announces optimization of staff without layoffs
The Ecuadorian Social Security Institute announced a staff optimization process aimed at better talent distribution, clarifying that this does not involve layoffs.
Cold storage units at the IESS Teodoro Maldonado Carbo hospital present 'critical failures' and 'multiple deficiencies'
The IESS Teodoro Maldonado Carbo hospital is beginning a process to contract preventive and corrective maintenance for its cold storage units due to critical failures and deficiencies reported in recent assessments.
Will it become a reality?
Ecuador's IESS health regulations set to take effect in February 2026 emphasize timely emergency services but require adequate resources and conditions.
IESS supplies its hospitals with antiretrovirals to guarantee HIV treatments
The Ecuadorian Institute of Social Security (IESS) has distributed antiretroviral medications to healthcare facilities nationwide to ensure the continuity of HIV treatments.
IESS increases 4,000 new daily appointments with scheduling reorganization
The Ecuadorian Social Security Institute (IESS) is implementing a new scheduling system that will add 4,000 daily appointments to its existing 50,000.
Anesthesiologist Found Dead in a Bathroom of the IESS Hospital in Esmeraldas
A 38-year-old anesthesiologist was found deceased in a bathroom at the IESS Hospital in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, just before she was scheduled to participate in a surgical procedure.
IESS recognizes 'important deficiencies' and 'low productivity' in 115 dispensaries of the Rural Social Security that will be intervened for $6.1 million in ten months
The Ecuadorian Social Security Institute (IESS) has recognized significant deficiencies and low productivity in 115 rural dispensaries, which will undergo intervention with a budget of $6.1 million over ten months.
The new building of the IESS in Portoviejo has a date for its opening: the previous structure collapsed in the 2016 earthquake
The new administrative complex of Ecuador's Social Security Institute (IESS) in Portoviejo is set to open in April, reviving services for thousands after the 2016 earthquake destruction.
'For those of us who cannot during the week, it is a good implementation': The IESS Cash Fund attended for the first time on a Saturday in Guayaquil
The IESS Cash Fund in Guayaquil opened on a Saturday for the first time, catering to users unable to visit during weekdays due to work scheduling conflicts.
IESS pays $112 million to more than 190 external providers
The Ecuadorian Social Security Institute (IESS) announced the payment of $112 million to over 190 external providers to ensure the continuity of services as part of the government's responsible economic management policies.
For the first time in its history, the Social Security Fund will operate on a Saturday: these are the available services
The Ecuadorian Social Security Institute (IESS) in Guayaquil will provide services for the first time on a Saturday, February 7, 2026, marking a significant milestone in its 58-year history.
Inheritance in the IESS: How to claim the reserve and severance fund of a deceased relative
When a member of Ecuador's IESS passes away, their relatives can access accumulated benefits like the reserve and severance funds, provided they meet the established legal and administrative requirements.