Tucumano hospitalized in Chile has spent 650,000 pesos in clinic and the family asks to repatriate | Chronic

The family of a young man from Tucuman who lives in a private clinic in the Chilean town of Viña del Mar for four days after a heart attack has claimed a bed in a local hospital or a medical plane to bring him back to the country. They have already spent 650,000 pesos for their treatment and have no more resources.

It is about Maximilano Conca, a 40-year-old architect who suffered a cardiac arrest Sunday afternoon while driving a car through the streets of Viña del Mar on the eve of his return to San Miguel de Tucumán.

His girlfriend, who was accompanying him at that time, asked for help and another driver transferred him to the Naval Hospital of Viña del Mar, where they took him save the life. However, the family now faces heavy expenses since the young man did not take out travel insurance.

"We are waiting for them to tell us if they can move it from the coronary unit to a common room and continue to pay in the same hospital or go to a public hospital, thanks to the efforts made by the consulate of Argentina "says his sister Agustina Conca.

"We know that there are very few public hospitals and that Chileans have priority, we do not know if it is free also for foreigners but I think that Argentina has an agreement ", he added. However, the best option for the family would be the transfer to Tucumán in a medical plane.

Anyway, so far they have not been able to get it because "the Tucuman government plane is being evacuated and can not leave the country" and "the national government does not have one. "The medical plane can be used from and to Mendoza, but we should transfer it to my brother by land from Viña and he can not cross the border in that state."he said.

Another option badyzed is that the hospital authorities "for the one time and make an exception" give you a valid ticket to travel on a direct flight to San Miguel de Tucumán, "But we do not know if they want to ship."

"It is said that in a few days nothing will happen, and when that happens, we realize the importance of insurance. My brother had a heart attack two years ago, but heart disease is like that, you're fine and overnight, change "admitted Agustina.

The woman explained that her sister and her mothere "They run money all the time and there is no more money … Our credit cards do not work there, because only the news disappears, the ones that have a chip instead of one magnetic tape"he counted.