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The mayor of Puerto Lumbreras, Pedro Antonio Sánchez and several members of the Governing Body this morning have had a medical examination on the occasion of World Health Day which has mainly consisted of visual tests, blood and spirometry, among others.
Each year, to celebrate World Health Day, WHO selects a new theme that highlights the public health aspects of global concern, the proposed theme for the 2008 edition has been to "Protecting health from climate change."
Similarly, every year on this day, are carried out worldwide a series of activities and events to reflect on the gaps, needs and the progress that has been in the field.
'What we intend with this action is to establish disciplinary measures on health prevention through a series of medical tests in order to carry out health surveillance in the workplace, as a preventive measure to prevent accidents and diseases labor.
Therefore, we must ensure that prevention from different perspectives, such as training, awareness among workers and employers will give due importance to work safety, as he said the mayor of Puerto Lumbreras, Pedro Antonio Sánchez.
Statistics
During the past year the Health Center served 115,032 Puerto Lumbreras consultations, with an average of 47 consultations per doctor per day.
The Health Center has 7 doctors in the specialty of Family Medicine, 2 pediatricians, 7 nurses, Dental Practitioners (2 days per week) Physiotherapy Unit, with a full-time physiotherapist, a full-time midwife, Service continuously served by their own doctors and nurses from the center, plus additional staff from the 15.00 am to 8.00 pm the following day and counter service, with 6 personnel, including administrative assistants, medical assistants and attendants (by appointment , appointment specialist, health cards, documentation processing) and a caretaker until the 21 hour emergency support.
The call center provides daily from 15.00 hours by a doctor and a nurse until 8.00 am the following day and on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays 24 hours.
Primary Care Center in the French Quarter
The present construction of the new doctor in the town of Puerto Lumbreras, located on Avenida de Astudillo, has an area of 225 square feet on one floor and is expected to serve a population of 2500 residents, fulfilling the objective of be used as an auxiliary office of the current health center is located on the edge of the Rambla de Nogalte also from that in the hamlet of The Season-The Esparragal.
The clinic offers services in family medicine, nursing and pediatrics, as well as a program of care for healthy children, pick up, transport of laboratory samples and return results, customer service, appointment and program counter.
New ambulance
Puerto Lumbreras also has its own ambulance service 24 hours since the last term, maintained by Ambulance Lorca, a health service that offers first aid or medical assistance in emergency situations quickly in the transfer and service personalized attention.
Preventive health actions
In the health area of Puerto Lumbreras is being carried out prevention campaigns and health education, in collaboration with different associations like the Spanish Association Against Cancer, which conducted campaigns to prevent breast cancer and prevention campaigns prostate cancer, in addition to the completion of the Municipal Anti-Drug Plan and various courses for special patients, such as Alzheimer workshops.
You can perform a strict control of legionellosis.
"With this new action, through the Department of Health, demonstrates the will of the City Council to increase supply and public health interest in providing the residents a health service quality and convenience, as they will be three the total number of sites doctors that will Puerto Lumbreras, which will be located in different places for easy access to all the neighbors', as said the mayor of Puerto Lumbreras, Pedro Antonio Sánchez.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras
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