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The Minister of Education, Culture and Universities, Pedro Antonio Sánchez, and the Minister for Health and Social Policy, Catherine Lorenzo, signed today by the mayor of Cartagena, Pilar Barreiro, the cooperation agreement between the Murciano Health Service and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Universities to locate the School of Nursing of Cartagena in the General University Hospital Santa María del Rosell, as announced by the regional government.

This is the beginning of a great project for the assistance and health training in Cartagena, which will allow the Hospital General Universitario Santa María del Rosell grow as a reference center in the formation of nursing professionals in the Region of Murcia.

The project carried out by the technicians of Murcia Health Service and will comply with all recommended from the Ministry of Education requirements, involves an investment of almost 250,000 euros and consists of adapting the teaching use as classrooms for the School of Nursing Rosell a building that is part of the whole hospital and that once housed the area of ​​blood donation, store medical records and a computer room.

The School of Nursing Cartagena offer each year 50 new places for, and total student enrollment is 220. Currently involved in teaching activities 25 teachers, all experienced professionals in the field of teaching and healthcare, and operating budget for the Ministry of Education allocates these teachings for this course has increased 45 percent.

"This agreement and investment is a new support for public higher education, based on providing quality infrastructure teachers and students to advance towards excellence: A clear example is all the development that has taken the Polytechnic University of Cartagena, which follows whose infrastructures grow and students of the School of Nursing are until they move to their new classroom buildings at the University Hospital next year, "said Pedro Antonio Sánchez.

204 million investment in Health

Catalina Lorenzo recalled that in the last two years have made investments that have surpassed one million euros in the Hospital del Rosell to improve hemodialysis unit and rehabilitation.

With this new investment of 250,000 euros, total investments in health made by the regional government in Cartagena since the construction of the new hospital of Saint Lucia would exceed 204 million euros, which have been earmarked for infrastructure improvement;

the past, the Health Center neighborhood of Concepción, clinics in the valley and La Palma and the start of construction in San Anton, who finished forming a network of 12 health centers, 27 clinics and six services emergency, serving more than two million health consultations per year.

The Minister of Health and Social Policy, Catherine Lorenzo, explained that "we are betting on the Area II Health-Cartagena as a reference area in every way, and advances in health care and education that have been experienced in recent years, confirm ".

Source: CARM