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García-Page announces the purchase of 55 portable ultrasound machines for greater resolution capacity of Primary Care services |Government of Castilla-La Mancha

In reference to the partial debt relief that the central government has committed to Catalonia, the president of Castilla-La Mancha has suggested that “the debt reduction will be for everyone or it will not be.”“We are putting the principle of equality at stake in the Fiscal and Financial Policy Council and I hope that we all benefit,” he stated.

Ciudad Real, November 3, 2023.- The president of Castilla-La Mancha, Emiliano García-Page, announced today in Ciudad Real that the next Government Council will authorize the purchase of more than fifty portable ultrasound machines for healthcare services. Primary Care of the Health Service of Castilla-La Mancha (SESCAM), with an investment close to one million euros.This would be “55 more ultrasound machines for primary healthcare, up to more than 180 that will be combined, because the commitment is to renew all the technology they have in Primary Care,” the president has promised.The acquisition of this equipment is included in the Primary Care Infrastructure and Equipment Improvement Plan (MINAP) of the Ministry of Health and is part of the Primary and Community Care Action Plan 2022-2023, approved by the Interterritorial Council of the National System of health.Clinical ultrasound is an essential tool in the field of Primary Care.Its use has become part of the physical examination performed on the patient, improving its performance, since it allows multiple organs that are difficult to assess with traditional methods to be accurately observed and measured.Ultrasound in Primary Care serves to guide the suspected diagnosis and guide decision making in a more effective way.This reduces the number of additional complementary tests, as well as referrals to hospital specialists.In addition, SESCAM is working on the supply, installation and training of another 129 portable ultrasound machines with funds from the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan financed by the European Union.García-Page made these statements during the visit to the new technological equipment for diagnosis and treatment that has been provided to the Nuclear Medicine services and the Interventional Radiology section of the General University Hospital of Ciudad Real.On the tour of the facilities he was accompanied by the second vice president of the Board, José Manuel Caballero;and by the Minister of Health, Jesús Fernández Sanz.“As president, I am very happy with the evolution of the health system and also the social spending that it entails,” said García-Page, while highlighting that the most important part of next year's budgets goes to Chapter 1. (personnel) destined for human resources in the areas of health and education.The head of the regional Executive has taken advantage of the visit to the Ciudad Real Hospital to advance that one of the demands that he is going to make “as soon as there is a Government” is that “a state pact on pharmaceutical spending” be concluded.Thus, he has announced that this will be one of the main issues that he plans to discuss as soon as he can meet with “the minister of the branch,” he has clarified.“From here I am going to Puertollano to visit the works of the future new hospital that are already 22 percent complete, it is taking off faster than expected,” he considered and has advanced that the oldest part will also be renovated. of the Guadalajara Hospital.“The important thing is to save lives and technology revolutionizes rescue statistics,” recognized the president of Castilla-La Mancha, while explaining that in the General Budgets of the Board for 2024 “zero deficit has been budgeted” and has guaranteed that it is possible at the same time to “set a record for spending on health investment.”Likewise, he has boasted that Castilla-La Mancha spends much more on health and education per inhabitant than the average wealth recorded in the region per citizen.Debt relief from the central government In another vein, and in reference to the partial debt relief that the central government has committed to Catalonia, the president of Castilla-La Mancha has suggested that “the reduction will either be for everyone or for none".“We are putting the principle of equality at stake in the Fiscal and Financial Policy Council and I hope that we will all benefit,” he stated, guaranteeing in turn that, in Castilla-La Mancha, “the great services are protected.”Distribution of ultrasound machines in the Basic Health Zones The Health Service of Castilla-La Mancha has planned the following distribution of ultrasound machines announced today by President García-Page: ten units of portable Type 1 Ultrasound Machines for the Primary Care Management of Albacete ;five for Cuenca;eleven units for the Guadalajara Primary Care Management;a portable Type 1 Ultrasound unit for Hellín;five units of portable Type 1 Ultrasound Machine for the Primary Care Management I La Mancha Centro – Alcázar de San Juan and another one for Manzanares.The Puertollano Primary Care Management will receive three ultrasound machines;three more for the Villarrobledo Primary Care Management and 16 for Toledo. Ultrasound 3d

García-Page announces the purchase of 55 portable ultrasound machines for greater resolution capacity of Primary Care services |Government of Castilla-La Mancha

Visit to the General University Hospital of Ciudad Real

Visit to the General University Hospital of Ciudad Real

Visit to the General University Hospital of Ciudad Real

Visit to the General University Hospital of Ciudad Real

GARCÍA-PAGE: PURCHASE OF 55 NEW ULTRASONOGRAPHERS

García-Page announces the purchase of 55 portable ultrasound machines for greater resolution capacity of Primary Care services |Government of Castilla-La Mancha

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