During the past four years, the Ministry has put in place in Murcia four doctors and two health centers
The Minister of Health, María Ángeles Palacios, said at the hearing to the new Health Centre in Murcia Center, which was accompanied by the Mayor of Murcia, Miguel Ángel Cámara, this infrastructure is "critical" to "improve care coordination in the municipality. "
The Health Center will Murcia Center, Parker explained, "freeing the Health Center of San Andrés and will involve the relocation of the Primary Care Clinic Simon Smith."
Thus, he added, "will be positioned as a hub for the Basic Health Centre Murcia-promoting health care quality and economic efficiency."
The construction of this center, which the Ministry has invested 3.2 million euros, was "necessary" and who, according to Palacios, the Basic Health Centre Murcia includes, at present, a total of 21,371 health cards and of these, 2,110 were in people younger than 14 years.
The Minister stressed that "this is a big step for the residents of the area because Murcia-Center will have its own center and also have health services more closely."
He also said the improvement is for users of the Primary Care Clinic Simon Garcia as its advanced state of deterioration.
This new infrastructure, located between the Calle Joaquin Costa and San Jose, is integrated within the Health Area VI Vega Media del Segura therefore, Palacios said, "Your users will remain as a reference hospital in the Hospital General Universitario Morales Meseguer" .
The opening of the Health Center of Murcia Centre could occur, according to the minister, after the summer because "the work is completed and all that remains over the project by the City and the equipment and installation phase."
The Health Center is built on a plot of 537 square meters, with a six-storey building with a surface of 2,804 square meters and 2,252 meters square usable space comprising basement and five floors.
The center has 13 family medicine clinics, 11 nursing, one of Cures and extractions and other diagnostic techniques.
In addition, two consultations of Pediatrics, Nursing a Child and one of the Matron.
It will provide various services such as Family Planning, Minor Surgery or Home Care Nursing Medicine and disabled patients among others.
Health infrastructure
The Ministry of Health has launched over the past four years, two health centers, that of Monteagudo and The Nora, and four primary care clinics in Llano de Brujas, El Esparragal, Barriomar and pulpits, in the area influence of Murcia.
Also, are under construction a total of six health centers and two primary care clinics, those of the Dry and Lobosillo Sangonera.
The Minister of Health stated that "the health of Murcia is one of the regional government priorities and we work actively to provide the best possible service."
Source: CARM