The Minister of Health, Encarna Guillen, raised today to the members of the Platform Cieza Hospital expansion project of the surgical area of ​​the health center and digestive endoscopy.
The Minister of Health held a meeting with the association, accompanied by the secretary general of counseling, Martin Quiñonero, and the manager of Murciano Health Service (SMS), Francisco Agulló.
At the meeting, Guillen forward them this project area IX (high vega del Segura) has priority in SMS plans for next year.
At the end of the meeting, meanwhile, SMS manager said that "the proposal came from the own management area, where they are assessing a series of measures to improve health care of the population of the area."
He stressed that the technical office of SMS is studying the real possibilities to execute an extension of the surgical area, whose aim would be to increase the surgical capacity and area for endoscopies, to grow in diagnostic capacity and screening for colorectal cancer.
The manager of SMS recalled that plans for development IX Health "Area are ongoing evaluation and are part of a general policy pursued adapt services to the healthcare needs of each area, ensuring equity of access to health services of all citizens. "
Source: CARM