Taubaté invites 3 organizations for an emergency HMUT contract and says the service will not be suspended

According to the public call notice released on Tuesday (14), the new definitive contract to manage the hospital is estimated at R$11 million per month — R$1.6 million more than the current one. The initial term will be 12 months, with the possibility of extension. According to the city hall, the increase is due to correction for inflation. While the process is not completed, the city hall will hire a social organization on an emergency basis, without bidding. The chosen entity must take over the hospital from August 1st. According to the municipal administration, three social organizations were invited to participate in the emergency selection. All are accredited in Taubaté and are among the ten best in the country in a ranking used by the city hall. According to the Secretary of Administration, Mateus do Prado, the city hall stated that it adopted measures to ensure that the change of management takes place without harming the functioning of the hospital and without interruption in patient care. "The social organization selected through an emergency that will be responsible for making the transition and starting services so that there is no interruption at the Municipal Hospital", said Prado in an interview with Rede Vanguarda. Current manager says she was not invited Santa Casa de Chavantes has been responsible for managing the hospital since 2024. In a note, she informed that she did not receive a request for a quote from Taubaté City Hall for any emergency hiring and that the "information that only 3 companies were approached, in a universe of more than 30 qualified companies, breaks all the rules and laws in force in our country". (Read the full note below) After the publication of the notice, on Tuesday (14), the Chavantes Group released a note stating that there is a contract in force to manage HMUT and that there is no decision from the Court of Auditors that requires a change of manager. The entity says that there is an attempt to justify emergency hiring. The city hall had already tried to hire a new manager through previous public calls, but the processes ended up suspended or changed. The Taubaté Municipal University Hospital provided more than 335,000 visits last year and is a reference for the region. Patients and staff hope that the change in management does not impact service. Read the full note from the Chavantes Group "The Chavantes Group informs that it has not received, to date, any request for quotation from the Municipality of Taubaté for any emergency contracting related to the management of the Municipal University Hospital of Taubaté (HMUT). The entity understands that, if the municipality chooses to carry out an emergency contract, the procedure must observe criteria of publicity, transparency, isonomy and impersonality, especially considering that there are qualified Social Organizations in the municipality capable of to participate, including the Chavantes Group itself. The information that only 3 companies were approached, in a universe of more than 30 qualified companies, breaks all the rules and laws in force in our country. The Chavantes Group remains qualified in Taubaté, has no impediment to participate in any process and has already formally expressed interest in presenting a proposal. Furthermore, the current management knows the operation of the HMUT, keeps the assistance in operation and, as already informed, costs less than the cost foreseen in the new process. Therefore, it is surprising that the current manager, qualified and capable, has not been consulted in a procedure that involves precisely the continuity of the administration of the hospital that already operates. The Chavantes Group will continue to monitor the progress of the case and reinforces that any measure related to the management of HMUT must guarantee equal participation, legal security and continuity of assistance to the population." See more news from Vale do Paraíba and the Bragantina region