The local residents of the Conception and have a new sanitation facilities, a primary care center with capacity to serve 7,000 people, and that opened this morning with the presence of the Deputy Mayor, Agustín Guillén, and the Minister of Health, María Ángeles Palacios.
This center is limited to basic health area number 26 (Cartagena-West), and its construction have invested between regional and local government a total of 1,400,000 euros, of which 620,000 have been input from the Ministry of Health Murciano and Health Service in respect of work, manning and equipment of the same.
The new building with a floor area of 857 square meters (621 sq meters) spread over ground and first floor, is designed with a design intended to continue to grow, based on modules that are located consultations and rooms expected.
Thus, upon completion of the construction of the second phase will seek to amend the minimum number of elements constructed so that queries can continue to operate during construction.
As noted the Minister of Health, María Ángeles Palacios, from the Autonomous Region have already begun proceedings to convert this office now Health Center of Cartagena-West area, as determined in December last year 2007 with the signing of a cooperation agreement between the Department and the City, so that the work will soon begin.
Inside, the building has a central element in which all rooms are located service and connected to three distinct areas, an area of pediatrics and two general practitioners, with a total of four general practices, of pediatric medicine, three nursing visits and a pediatric nurse, and a treatment room and several lounges.
With regard to materials, has been built with a reinforced concrete structure and foundation by driving, using continuous pavements outside colored concrete.
In the consultation and waiting rooms the floor is terrazzo and wetlands has been used stoneware slip.
Likewise, the office has modern equipment that will enable professionals to develop their work in the best conditions, giving the building of an internal computer network linking all parts together and with other health centers, which will enable the use of computerized history.
The work is a municipally owned parcel of 3,700 square meters intended for general systems equipment, specific to health and welfare.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena