Twenty-five year old Luisa Maria Figaris Almonte, who underwent a liver transplant at the Plaza de la Salud hospital almost two years ago, says she is now suffering from possible organ rejection.
However, even though her liver is being possibly rejected she says that the hospital is refusing to treat her until she finishes paying for the transplant. She claims that the hospital has harassed her with phone calls and threatened to have her home repossessed if she does not pay.
Figaris Almonte underwent the transplant on 12 August 2014 in Plaza de la Salud. Following the operation she had to return twice due to rejection issues and she still owes RD$65,000. She says even though she is poor she has never said she would not pay but due to the high cost of her anti-rejection drugs, which are not covered by the Public Health system, she has not yet been able to pay off her debts.
Mujer con trasplante de hígado denuncia Plaza de la Salud le niega asistencia por deuda
