The island’s Government Council endorsed the allocation of approximately 800,000 euros to the Canarian Health Service for enhancements to the equipment at the Hospital del Norte. This initiative forms part of the agreement with said organisation to aid in improving the necessary health mobility for thousands of citizens who travel to the two primary hospitals located in the metropolitan zone.
The president of the Cabildo, Rosa Dávila, stated yesterday that the aim is to lessen the distance, direction, and frequency of trips required to access specific health services, with the intention of making various public services more accessible to the local populace. It is also important to note that hundreds of trips are made daily from the North of the Island to the Hospital Universitario de Canarias (HUC) for procedures like blood tests, specialised consultations, treatments, and diagnostic examinations (including pain units, pre-anesthesia, laboratory work, and telemedicine services).
“With this upgrade, major roads can be alleviated, particularly the critical areas of the Northern Highway (TF-5), reducing necessary healthcare mobility and avoiding around 140,000 annual journeys to the Canary Islands University Hospital, equating to roughly 560 each day,” predicts Dávila. In this regard, she revealed that another project set to be launched by the Cabildo of Tenerife in 2025 involves a hospital shuttle service linking municipalities with the two main hospitals.
The subsidy received by the Canarian Health Service will enable the Hospital del Norte to establish a new laboratory, modify the Cytostatic room (Day Hospital), and enhance the blood bank facilities.
This investment bolsters “our dedication to ensuring cancer patients receive the highest quality care, close to their homes, with all the assurances they rightly deserve.” Additionally, the procurement of a compartmentalised storage refrigerator for the Blood Bank is another critical initiative encompassed within this investment.
