State of Mexico to Add 905 Universal Health Service Clinics

Mexico's federal government is expanding the Universal Health Service (SUS) with 12,750 new primary care clinics nationwide, including 905 in the State of Mexico, as part of a broader effort to integrate IMSS, ISSSTE, and IMSS-Bienestar into a single coordinated network. The rollout, set to begin operations in January 2027, addresses funding and access gaps affecting an estimated 44.5 million people without formal social security and adds capacity for more than 40 million annual consultations. 

The State of Mexico will receive 905 of the 12,750 primary care clinics planned under Mexico's new Universal Health Service (SUS), says Governor Delfina Gómez. The clinics form part of a national rollout led by President Claudia Sheinbaum to expand first-level medical coverage by drawing on existing public infrastructure.  

Speaking during the president's morning briefing, Gómez said the network would guarantee residents "a dignified, efficient service that is close to the people." She added that the program would especially benefit populations with the greatest need for primary care, describing the rollout as a milestone for the state's public health system .

The presidential decree aims to create 12,750 clinics nationwide across the 24 states operating under IMSS-Bienestar, with operations scheduled to begin in January 2027 and a projected capacity of more than 40 million consultations a year. The clinics will occupy Family Medicine Units, IMSS-Bienestar facilities, rural health posts, and newly built spaces, and will be adapted with community input through Health Committees for Wellbeing  starting September 14.  

The initiative addresses long-standing fragmentation in Mexico's public health system. According to Mexico Business News, the SUS framework seeks to integrate IMSS, ISSSTE, IMSS-Bienestar, and PEMEX health services into a coordinated network that allows patients to access care across institutions without merging their legal structures, addressing unequal funding and limited access for an estimated 44.5 million people without formal social security coverage. The clinic rollout builds on a national digital health credential launched in April 2026 that is meant to let patients use any public facility regardless of institutional affiliation, though Mexico Business News has reported that budget constraints and interoperability gaps continue to challenge full implementation of that system. 

In the State of Mexico, the new clinics will operate alongside three existing federal programs: Health House by House, Wellbeing Pharmacies, and Labs in Your Clinic. Eduardo Clark Garcia, Deputy Minister of Health, said the Wellbeing Pharmacies  pilot, launched in December 2025, already operates 491 modules across the state, where it has dispensed 350,000 medications to Salud Casa por Casa beneficiaries.

Nationally, the Wellbeing Pharmacies program is expected to expand to 6,567 locations across the 24 IMSS-Bienestar states by year-end, and that Health House to House has logged nearly 25 million consultations since its June 2025 launch . Recruitment for the medical staff who will run the new clinics will run from Sept. 14 to Oct. 31.

The expansion coincides with a broader increase in public health system usage. IMSS, ISSSTE, and IMSS-Bienestar together delivered 101.2 million first-level consultations between January and July 2026, a 28% increase over 2022, alongside a 60% rise in specialty consultations and a 30% increase in surgeries, gains the government has linked to a MX$181 billion federal hospital infrastructure plan supporting the SUS rollout.