To tell us the Minister of Health is not going to close the Rosell, not a relief, it is certain that the physical closure of the facility will not occur, yet the data show that the service continued emptying the Hospital Santa María del Rosell, is causing a deterioration in the quality of care of Cartagena and a collapse of the Hospital of St. Lucia.
The number of people waiting more than six months for surgery at the hospital to St. Lucia, has increased twenty-fold in just one year, according to official data released by the Servicio Murciano de Salud (SMS) on your web www.murciasalud . it.
The maximum time for all interventions take place, is fixed at 150 days (5 months) by a regional decree.
However, there are patients that exceed 1,337 in a month this time, according to the latest figures in force (ie, June 30).
The increase has been exponential since a year ago there were only 65 members in that situation.
In the waiting lists to access specialist an initial consultation, the number of people who exceed the maximum time was 7,707 in June 2013, ie 3,375 more than in June 2012, and more than 4,000 people had no even date to take a diagnostic test.
The average time for surgery has increased from 74 days in 2012, to 94 in 2013.
With this information on the table, SPCT requires the Department of Health to stop words and put in place mechanisms to provide the Hospital Santa María del Rosell media, personnel and services to reverse this situation precarious health of Cartagena.
Professional groups, users of public health, trade unions and neighborhood organizations are willing to collaborate with the regional administration to help put public health Cartagena in place that citizens deserve health area.
Source: Socialistas por Cartagena