In the town of Eagle, with a population of 35,000 inhabitants, professionals Murciano Health Service have attended primary care consultations 362,352 of which 32,973 were of Pediatrics
The Ministry of Health and Social Policy, through the Emergency Management and 061 emergency in the Region of Murcia and in collaboration with the City of Eagle, has decided to improve the operation of the base of the medicalized Emergency Unit (UME) 8 and the working conditions of these professionals Murciano Health Service (SMS).
The Minister of Health and Social Policy, Catherine Lawrence, and the mayor of Eagle, Bartolomé Hernández, reported at a press conference that they have already taken steps to proceed with the refurbishment of the new premises in the former College of Education and Primary José Noguera.
Lorenzo appreciated working together with the local municipality and explained that "the new location of the UME 8 will allow this unit to provide more operational, have a living space and improve welfare tasks no SMS staff."
In this regard, the minister praised the "initiative" of the City of Eagle to invest 60,000 euros to condition and adapt to its new use the facilities of the house of the caretaker, as this building is obsolete for years.
Casa del Mar
In addition, the Murciano Health Service has also invested 24,000 euros in the House of the Sea Eagles to restore and paint the rooms of the first floor and buy a new chair for the Consultation of Dentistry.
La Casa del Mar is a two-storey building, which belonged to the Social Marine Institute, whose ground floor was assigned to Murcia Health Service (SMS) to pass queries of Psychiatry, Psychology, Child Psychology, Mental Health Nursing , Dentistry and Social Worker.
Currently, about a month ago, explained the Minister of Health and Social Policy, Catherine Lawrence, the Social Marine Institute has also yielded the first floor of the building in which rooms are Maternal Education and Preparation for Childbirth, -Breastfeeding Education and therapies.
Health measures in Águilas
The town of Aguilas, included in the Health Area III-Lorca along with the municipalities of Lorca, Totana and Puerto Lumbreras, has a population, according to the latest data from the National Statistics Institute, almost 35,000 inhabitants increases "significantly" during the summer months.
The reference hospital for the citizens of this seaside town is the University Hospital Rafael Méndez and in the field of Primary Care and Hospital Emergencies have two health centers, Eagles North and South, the Office of Águilas, an Emergency Department Extrahospitalarias (SUE) and a base with a medicalized Emergency Unit.
The Minister of Health and Social Policy, Catherine Lawrence, said that "all of these resources are reinforced during the summer months to provide care for displaced so this year have also enabled the Health Center and North Eagles in the Office of Águilas three medical and three nursing consultations. "
The purpose, as stated, "is to facilitate effective and quality care by performing a sustainable management of resources and providing the patient adapted to their needs in order to successfully address their pathology assistance."
Throughout the last year, in the town of Eagle actual MSS attended 362,352 primary care visits of which 32,973 were of Pediatrics, 100,475 and 228,904 Nursing Family Medicine.
In addition, EUS were carried out 44,050 assists which 40,942 were in their offices and the rest, 3,108, on the street or in private homes.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Águilas