Jesús Sánchez Etxaniz
Jesús Sánchez Etxaniz is a pediatrician with 13 years of experience in palliative care, currently working at the Cruces Hospital in Barakaldo, Bizkaia. He has been in the news for receiving a reprimand from the Basque health service (Osakidetza) for providing care to a terminally ill four-year-old girl outside of official working hours, an act he argues is necessary for compassionate care in pediatric end-of-life situations.
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Jesús Sánchez Etxaniz has publicly denounced the reprimand he received for attending to terminally ill minors outside of work hours.
El pediatra de paliativos amonestado por atender fuera de horario: “Veo falta de humanidad” | Sociedad
Spain· 2025-06-08Jesús Sánchez Etxaniz was a pediatrician who advocated for 24-hour pediatric palliative care.
Los cuidados paliativos 24 horas no llegan a miles de niños: “Es como si en un hospital los médicos y las enfermeras se marcharan a las tres” | SociedadSpain· 2025-06-08
Jesús Sánchez Etxaniz is a pediatrician who has been reprimanded for attending to a dying child in his free time.
Los niños no se mueren de ocho a tres | OpiniónSpain· 2025-06-04Jesús Sánchez Etxaniz is a pediatrician who publicly complained about being reprimanded for providing care to a terminally ill child outside of his working hours.
La sanidad vasca rectifica y anuncia ahora que ofrecerá cuidados paliativos a menores las 24 horas del día | SociedadSpain· 2025-06-03
Jesús Sánchez Etxaniz is a pediatrician who received a reprimand for providing palliative care to a terminally ill child outside of official working hours.
La sanidad vasca amonesta a un médico de paliativos por acompañar a una niña en el final de su vida “fuera del horario oficial” | SociedadSpain· 2025-06-02
