The town of Totana has a new ambulance equipped with the latest technological advances that provide emergency services in primary care (PCES) 24 hours by a doctor, a nurse and a technician in medical transport.
The Mayor of Totana, José Martínez Andreo, Councillor for Health, Trini Cayuela, the manager of the Management Area III only Murciano Health Service, Dr. José Luis Albarracín, the deputy director of the Hospital Rafael Méndez, María José Ubeda and the Director of Nursing, Andres Soto, have been responsible for introducing the medical vehicle.
The ambulance, which has cost about 120,000 euros, the approach ensures immediate emergencies as well as the transfer of patients to hospital units.
The ambulance component units are equipped with the latest technological advances, both health and vehicle guidance.
The vehicle has an automatic defibrillator, respirator, airway management equipment and circulatory emergencies, basic surgical equipment, pediatric and neonatal equipment and a delivery.
Technology, as explained by the manager of the Area III, allows data to be sent via satellite, both affiliated to the Social Security and clinical.
The ambulance also carries a GPS system controlled by the central room of the Emergency Coordination Centre in the Region of Murcia -112 - which will guide the medical transport technician to locate the site where the emergency occurred.
Albarracín pointed out that so far this year have launched the Health Center Totana various services and health professionals have joined.
Specifically, as the manager has said, in May became part of the staff nurse on the evening shift and October, a pediatrician.
Albarracín has acknowledged the pending addition of a family doctor, a pediatrician and a nurse, but at the moment there are no qualified personnel.
Also during this year we have opened two new queries, a test room and a nursing office in which to perform oral anticoagulant therapy for patients being treated with "Sintron."
Regarding this program, the manager said that over 400 patients in the town of Totana and not have to go to the hospital for treatment adjustment.
Since the Health Center, explained, the data sent electronically from the hospital and doctors adjust treatment.
Albarracín has indicated that the program has been Totana TAO discussed in the National Hematology Congress these days is celebrated in Murcia as an example of decentralization of hospital services to municipalities.
For his part, Mayor of Totana has commented that during the last meeting held with the Minister of Health, María Ãngeles Palacios, materialize the agreement for the project of building the new South Health Center Totana, located the area " The Scale ", go to tender before the end of the year to begin construction in early 2009.
The Mayor has indicated that the center will be fully operational within this term, since the Ministry has pledged to cover the economic gap that will be required for completion of the project.
In this sense, Martínez Andreo said that this infrastructure will better serve the residents of the municipality, and that serve a population of 14,500.
