The hospital incorporates an Outpatient Rehabilitation Unit of Psychiatry and Psychology with 27 queries and nursing services for the care of these patients, and group therapy rooms and workshops
The president of the Community, Ramón Luis Valcárcel, today visited the construction of the new Hospital Los Arcos del Mar Menor, in which the regional government has invested more than 74 million euros and will be in service next year .
The head of Murcia, accompanied by the Minister of Health, María Ángeles Palacios, toured the site of the new health center, which has been designed to meet the needs of the 100,000 inhabitants that counts the region at present, although is estimated to reach 160,000 in 2019.
Valcarcel said that infrastructure is made with a "smart planning", both "design and services" that are to be provided as "its important location in a district must meet a number of population at time summer and continued growth. "
The budget for equipping the center is around 30 million euros, "which brings the total investment in the hospital for over 100 million," the president said.
The center, which will be the referral hospital in the area of Health, Mar Menor, have a total area of 61,352 meters squares, which will join the land ceded by the Municipality of San Javier in the Autonomous Region for parking.
The main building is spread over four floors, of which the second and third will be occupied by the hospital units, assigning the other two to other hospital services.
In addition, another block is being built annex which will be directed to the Psychiatric Outpatient Rehabilitation Unit.
The facility initially will house 262 beds, which may be increased up to 329 depending on the increase in population of the area and care needs.
Ten new specialties and services
Care area, this center includes specific attention to internal medicine, cardiology, digestive, respiratory, rheumatology, rehabilitation and hematology.
Also incorporate ten new specialties and services to existing in the current hospital in Los Arcos, such as neurology, geriatrics, ophthalmology, urology, critical care, day hospital medical and surgical, dietary and occupational risk preventive medicine and psychiatry, that occupies a specific area.
Also created a large area of maternal and child, including obstetrics, pediatrics and neonatology, while in the central new feature is incorporated as the area of critical care and day hospital medical and surgical.
The surgical area will also service anesthesia, general surgery, gynecology, orthopedics and dermatology.
In sum, the hospital will have 11 operating rooms versatile seven delivery rooms and dilation, 12 radiology rooms, 45 post boxes and emergency department between attention and observation posts, 49 outpatients, 29 cabinets of exploration, as well as 40 positions day hospital doctor (20) and surgical (20) and a complete unit for rehabilitation and physiotherapy.
For its part, the Psychiatric Unit have adult day hospital and psychiatric rehabilitation unit group therapy rooms and workshops, plus 27 psychiatric consultations and psychiatric nursing.
The new health center will also have a function room and be surrounded by a pedestrian zone to facilitate access to various services.
Health infrastructure
On the other hand, in 2010 also completed the construction of another large public hospital in the regional network, the new hospital in Cartagena, and, like the Hospital Universitario del Mar Menor Los Arcos, will be equipped in the second half of the year.
In total, the regional government will invest 74 million euros to equip two hospitals.
In addition, next year will continue the remodeling of the Mother and Child Hospital Arrixaca to what will go more than six million euros.
Primary Care in 2010 was made improvement works, construction, renovation and equipment in 28 health centers and local offices, with a budget of more than 16 million euros.
On the other hand, the shares will begin to draft the new School of Nursing in Cartagena, while works continue the Foundation Center Alzheimur.
Source: CARM