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COUNCIL DELIVERS MORE HEADLINES B U T C O N S T R U C T I O N AWA I T S O R I H U E L A C O S TA’ S N E W C L I N I C S T I L L I N L I M B O
he Orihuela council has announced detailed plans for a second healthcare centre in Orihuela Costa, despite not yet having the necessary authority to begin construction.
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The official plan for the facility, which they say will be built on a 12,000-square-meter plot near the border with Torrevieja, outlines a range of services including family medicine, paediatrics, maternity care, rehabilitation, sexual health, and radiology. While its opening is still an estimated three to four years away, the Popular Party / Vox coalition government chose to publicise the project in August, a time when the area's population of 30,000 residents swells significantly with tourism, creating a high demand for medical care at the only existing centre in Aguamarina. ADMINISTRATIVE HURDLES AND PROJECT EXECUTION The construction of this new healthcare centre still requires a lengthy administrative process, which has not yet started. The Orihuela Ayuntamiento must first obtain effective delegation of authority from the Regional Ministry of Health to take charge of the project's execution.
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