DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The Ministry of Public Health has ordered the definitive closure of the Centro de Cirugía Estética y Reconstructiva Diosa (Los Jardines) in Santiago de los Caballeros due to “unresolved irregularities.” The move follows the 26 March 2026 death of 32-year-old Angélica Geraldine Hernández and a subsequent formal criminal complaint filed by her family against the clinic’s staff.

Family files formal complaintRelatives of the victim have filed a lawsuit with the Santiago Prosecutor’s Office, seeking a rigorous investigation into the circumstances of her death. The complaint alleges medical malpractice and highlights the illegal conditions under which the facility operated.

The lawsuit identifies several individuals as allegedly responsible for the events leading to the fatal outcome. These are the medical staff made up of physicians Oscar Polanco, Heriberto Liranzo and...