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CostaBlancaPeople 27th September - 3rd October 2022
27th September - 3rd otcober - edition 960
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Hospital protest expected to attract large crowd of supporters
For months, members of the public, politicians and even the health workers themselves have been lamenting the problems at torrevieja hospital since its reversal in october of last year. the hospital is publicly owned but since opening its doors in 2007, had been
managed by a private company ribera Salud. the Valencian government took the decision not to extend the management contract, despite reports that the hospital was running well, had the shortest waiting lists in the region and that ribera Salud had planned to
invest heavily in the wider local health infrastructure. community action groups and facebook pages were created and many protests were held to try to convince the regional government to leave the hospital running as it was but these were ignored and in october, the running of the hospital was handed back to the Valencian government. Since then, waiting lists have spiralled and reports from within the hospital claim it is bleeding talent. many health experts have left, not able to cope with the working conditions, which escalates the problem even further. members of the public are set to stage a large demonstration this evening (tuesday, 27th September) in torrevieja. Under the title “For decent healthcare” `protesters will demand more doctors and nurses and professional management of this busy
A protest in June 2021
health service. reports on social media claim that patients have had to wait hours on trolleys in corridors before being seen with family members taking sleeping
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