The health centers attached to the Health District of Málaga-Guadalhorce closed their doors due to the worsening storm situation that affects the province of Malaga this Wednesday, remaining open emergency pointswhich start at 3 p.m., were reported by the health delegation of the Junta de Andalucía.
Furthermore, heMalaga Clinical Hospitalactivated theFlood emergency planthe center therefore indicated that it would only be operational for urgent and emergency care. Initially, the most affected area was the clinical analysis laboratory and certain areas of the parking lot.
Furthermore, the Campanillas neighborhood health center in the capital it was expelled and emergencies were transferred from the health center of the municipality of Nerja to Malaga in anticipation of possible floods, informed Europa Press from the Territorial Health Delegation of Malaga.
From this department they indicated that throughout the day, the telephone attention in health centers in Malaga and family doctors who were unable to attend are teleworking.
In addition, they indicated that some centers called patients from other municipalities and reassignment of appointments so they don’t need to move. This is also done in the province’s day hospitals.
No consultations scheduled in the region and on the Costa del Sol
As for the Regional University Hospital of Malagaclosed the staff cafeteria and canceled the consultation activity planned for the afternoon in all centers, including CARE.
The centers attached to University Hospital of the Costa del Sol –The Costa del Sol Hospital in Marbella, the Estepona Hospital and CARE in Mijas– also face-to-face consultations have been suspended for this Wednesday afternoon. From Health they clarified that they would be rescheduled as soon as possible and that those that could be done by telephone would be done.
Inside Costa del Sol Health District will remain farm This Wednesday afternoon, the centers of Torrequebrada in Benalmadena; Carihuela in Torremolinos; Mijas; Bowling and Fuengirola Westin this locality; And Leganitos in Marbella, due to the difficulty for professionals to travel to work centers. Emergency services will all be open.
Inside Eastern Health Area of Málaga Axarquíain addition to the transfer of emergencies from the Nerja health center, afternoon activity was suspended in said centers and in those of the towns of Torrox and Colménar.
Inside Axarquía Hospital of Vélez-Málaga The incidents were motivated by the difficulty of professionals in accessing the health center, “which led to delays in the activity of consultations and operating rooms”, they stressed.
He rest of the centers Health workers in the province have not yet noticed any water damage and the majority of professionals have gone to work, “with emergency care and consultations without delay being guaranteed in all centers”, he said. reported the Junta de Andalucía.