He National Paraplegic Hospital, located in Toledocelebrated its 50th anniversary this Monday as a reference in the treatment of people with spinal cord injuries and prepared to meet future challenges in order to transform them into opportunities.
THE General Director of the Hospital, Mónica Alcobendaswas shown “very excited and grateful” to be able to celebrate the 50th anniversary from the center to an event also attended by the Minister of Health, Jesús Fernández Sanz; the mayor of Toledo, Carlos Velázquez; and the regional president, Emiliano García-Page.
A time when he emphasized that the center has been and is a space of collaboration between disciplines, where the boundaries between specialties “are blurring”, provide comprehensive support and where people with spinal cord injuries “are at the center of everything”.
“We are at a key moment to continue moving forward,” he stressed, adding that this health center views the future “with great enthusiasm” and with the certainty that with the dedication and work of team, new horizons will continue to open up to improve the quality of care. the lives of those who have suffered a spinal cord injury.
Proud of paraplegics
For him mayor of Toledothe fact that the Paraplegic Hospital is celebrating its 50th anniversary fills Toledo City Hall with pride, which is why it took advantage salute the work of the people who have passed through this center hospital.
“Excellent professionals who have been and will continue to be protagonists in the history of the city. This is why, on the part of the Town Hall, we want to continue to get closer every day and to be protagonists of this success story of the hospital,” he underlined.
Some of the participants in the event at the Hospital for Paraplegics, celebrated this Monday in Toledo
Reason why he declared that the the capital city council will continue to expand ways to collaborate with this center health in culture and sport, hoping that there will be another 50 years of what he described as “a human miracle”.
Excellence in support and care
The Minister of Health, Jesús Fernández Sanz, highlighted the excellence of the assistance and care provided to paraplegics. Something that would not be possible, he said, without the “human quality” that exists in this center. “Those who pass by here are not indifferent.”
“Doctors and patients constitute a bloc that cannot be divided and that has led to excellence,” he said, adding that important things have happened among paraplegics during these years, although “The most important thing” he emphasized is that the center has transformed itself and been at the forefront of spinal cord injuries from a technical, care and training point of view.
Finally, the advisor stressed that with the current regional government, investments today in paraplegics, 15 times more than what was invested befores, as well as one million euros per year in technology; He therefore wanted to send a message of hope and emphasize prevention: “The spinal cord injury with the best prognosis is the one that does not occur.”
The “Pearl” of the national health system
Finally, the regional president He praised the national health system, saying that it is what he is most proud of during the democratic period, highlighting the Paraplegic Hospital within it. It’s “a pearl” which sums up “very well the excellence of a society and a people”.
SO, He is also proud of health professionals who work in this center and throughout Castile-La Mancha, to emphasize that Toledo is “in the midst of a hospital revolution” and that if the university hospital was recently inaugurated, mid next yearand will be carried out Functional Tender Plan for Hospital del Valle and Provincial Project.
The Castilian-Manchego president of the Hospital for Paraplegics also did not want to forget to indicate that the second phase of it, in which the new area will be extended to the entire hospital center, should be undertaken in 2026.
Finally, after highlighting that Paraplegics has treated 14,000 patients in its history, García-Page announced that it will also soon have a new scanner, in what he considers “one of the most important jewels of the crown “. The government will take care “with care, improvements and approaches”.
Tributes
During the event, a tribute was paid to the workers of the hospital personified by María del Carmen Mérida, an auxiliary care technician who is the active worker with the greatest number of services in the center, who wished that this tribute is a recognition of the work of all hospital professionals.
One task he highlighted is none other than supporting all patients and their family members in the process of starting a new life. “I hope this helps us always feel proud,” he said.
Recognition was also given to former patients of the center. On behalf of everyone, the triathlete Eva María recalled her stay in the hospital to emphasize that the hospital professionals taught her what hope is, giving as an example that she managed to overcome her injury and to win a bronze medal at the Tokyo Games. .
The event was hosted by the choir of the National Paraplegic Hospital, which, to conclude this celebration, performed for the first time the anthem of this hospital center.
