The complicated situation in the island's medical centers and hospitals directly affects citizens, who cannot access medical appointments until a week after requesting them due to the saturation of medical services.
The Canary Islands Medical Union has spoken out about the collapse that the Canary Islands' medical services have been experiencing for weeks. Eric Álvarez, president of the Union, has stated that the collapse is evident for both patients and professionals, which translates into an increase in tension and the severity of the saturation situation faced by medical services in the archipelago.
The Union also points out the collapse of non-hospital emergency services. In this case, Eric Álvarez points out the specific case of the Doctoral health center, in Santa Lucía de Tirajana, one of the most affected since during the last week it has registered 400 patients in a single day. A number well above the average for the health center and which practically represents the collapse of the emergency services in the center.
According to the president of the Union, many health centers already give appointments for more than a week in Gran Canaria and in some parts of Tenerife you have to wait more than two weeks to access a consultation with the family doctor. From the Union they affirm that this collapse in the emergency room is a direct response to the delay in granting appointments with the family doctor, since when they cannot get an appointment they go to the emergency room.
Eric Álvarez has also addressed the issue of the new organizational model that has already been applied in some centers and that promises not to have waits of more than three days. According to the president of the Union, the improvements in the centers where it has been applied have been negligible and on many occasions the waiting lists have worsened due to the different interpretations of the directors of the centers regarding said model as there is no standard. only one that regulates it.
