TORREVIEJA HOSPITAL BOSSES MEET MAYORS

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The management team of the Torrevieja Hospital has met with heads of the town halls that make up the Torrevieja health department, with the aim of sharing the latest measures adopted in key services such as emergencies and hospitalisation, as well as the evolution and state of health care in primary care centres.

After more than a year of often disastrous service following the change in management at the hospital, the team said that the continuous improvement of the situation of the Emergency service is a priority, as well as the reduction of quotas in primary care and the excellence of urgent care in the different continuous care points. The department's

Ongoing Care Points are carrying out important work in the urgent care of patients in the area.

The manager of the Torrevieja Hospital, José Cano, has taken the opportunity to explain to the mayors what the expansion of 20 new hospital beds on the second floor of the centre means.

This now makes it possible to considerably increase the capacity of the ward, improving the comfort of the facilities and relieving the care pressure in the emergency observation area.

In one year, from January 2022 to January 2023, the Torrevieja University Hospital has gone from 245 functional beds (224 for hospitalisation, 15 for ICUs and 6 for neonates) to 274 beds (248 for hospitalisation, 18 for ICUs and 8 of neonates).

During the first months of work of the current management, the improvement of the working conditions of the staff has been a priority.

Thus, the payments and conditions of localised on-calls have been improved, the on-call hours reqiring physical presence have are also being better remunerated as of this month and, proof of this, the continuous care teams have been increased as is the case of La Loma and Pilar de la Horadada.

In addition, work modules have been offered to shorten delays, guaranteeing incentives for the workforce.

In closing, José Cano took stock of the department's surgical activity over the past year. he said that 10,551 operations have been carried out with an outpatient rate of 77.53%.

The meeting is part of the policy of transparency and open doors of the Department's Management.

Liaison with representatives of the general public are highly regarded and essential to continue improving the service provision in the area.

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Twenty-one new cars for Torrevieja Health

Pavement dumping in San Luis

By Staff reporter

Residents of San Luis are continuing to dump waste on the ground despite the arrival of new containers.

"I'm angry – following the arrival of three new bins only two days ago, someone has dumped a large full bag of rubbish on the pavement.

"Is this going to be the start of things to come? It will attract rats and vermin - and make it difficult to walk on the pavement, in the Chaparral main road," said Julie Foster.

Despite many concerns, there was some sympathy with one person saying, "Some people, perhaps those more frail, have difficulty opening these bins.

"Not everyone feels comfortable standing on one leg, in order to push the bar down." Many said it was 'disgusting' and that they knew the dumping of rubbish would continue. Following the issue, Jean Paul Mulero, Director of the Office for International Residents, said in a statement:

In order to be able to deal with the suggestions regarding the installation of new containers in La Siesta, San Luis and El Chaparral, email: torreviejaoari@gmail.com

Don't forget to put your name and contact phone number.

The Torrevieja health department has taken delivery of twenty-one new cars for all its health centres and Home Hospitalisation Unit

The Hospitalisation Unit will see an increase from 6 to 11 vehicles made available for its staff.

The new fleet is justified in the new mobility service contract for the Home Hospitalisation Unit (UHD) and Ongoing Care Points for Primary Care home emergencies. It is made up of twenty-one low-emission hybrid vehicles, eleven for UHD and ten for Primary Care.

The new fleet of vehicles will allow home health care to be carried out starting this week. The Home Hospitalisation Unit of the Torrevieja health department is a service that covers the towns of Torrevieja, Pilar de la Horadada, San Miguel de Salinas, Rojales, San Fulgencio, Los Montesinos, Guardamar del Segura, Torremendo and BenijÛfar, providing Comprehensive healthcare at the patients' homes, which improves the efficiency of resources and the quality of life of patients as they can receive the treatment they need without having to travel to hospital.