Federico Mora National Hospital

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Federico Mora National Hospital, located in Guatemala City, Guatemala, serves as the primary public psychiatric facility in Guatemala. It provides mental health care to individuals from across the country and also houses persons transferred from the nearby prison system, including those deemed mentally unfit to stand trial.^[1] People have written about their experiences volunteering at the hospital.^[2]

Human rights concerns

The hospital has faced criticism from international organizations and human rights advocates.^[3]^[4] Reports have highlighted issues such as overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, and inadequate staffing. Disability Rights International (DRI) raised concerns about the treatment of patients, including allegations of abuse and neglect.^[5] The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has been involved in addressing concerns related to the hospital.^[6] Scholars have written about the hospital and wider system.^[7]^[8]^[9]

Deaths

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Patient #10451 died at the hospital. He was transferred to the hospital in 1991 where he lived for over three decades before his death.^[10]

References

^ "Inside the 'world's most dangerous' hospital". BBC News. 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
^ "Dignity for Forgotten Souls | Notre Dame Magazine | University of Notre Dame". Notre Dame Magazine. Archived from the original on 2024-08-12. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
^ Archibold, Randal C. (2012-11-30). "Commission Calls for Guatemala to Protect Patients". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
^ emilyhazlett (2013-06-19). ""And children live there?" Abuse in a Guatemalan Psychiatric Hospital". McGill Human Rights Internship Program Blog. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
^ "Justice for victims of Federico Mora | Disability Rights International". www.driadvocacy.org. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
^ "OAS :: IACHR :: Precautionary Measures". Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). Retrieved 2025-01-18.
^ Figueroa, Chantal (2021), Figueroa, Chantal; Hernández-Saca, David I. (eds.), "Teaching Toward Decoloniality: A Mental Health Approach for Guatemala", Dis/ability in the Americas: The Intersections of Education, Power, and Identity, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 37–54, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-56942-6_3, ISBN 978-3-030-56942-6, retrieved 2025-01-21
^ "State of Terror, States of Mind: Ladinas, Mental Health and Systems of Care, in Guatemala City - ProQuest". www.proquest.com. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
^ Plasencia, Madeleine M. (2018–2019). "The Torture of Children and Adolescents Living and Dying in Guatemala's Institutions". U.C. Davis Journal of International Law & Policy. 25: 37.
^ Zabludovsky, Karla (2020-10-12). "Mental Health Left Him Invisible In Life. The Pandemic Left Him Nameless In Death". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2025-01-18.

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