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Domingo, 2 de febrero 2025, 06:11
27,559 people are on the waiting list for surgery in public hospitals in the province of Alicante. The number has risen by nearly 2,000 patients compared to six months ago, the last time the health department updated the figures.
The Dr. Balmis General Hospital in Alicante accounts for 7,767 of these patients, the highest number among the ten public hospitals in the province. The hospitals in Sant Joan, Elda, and Elche have over 3,000 patients; Orihuela has over 2,000; and the rest have fewer than that.
The figures come from the latest update on surgical waiting lists released by the Department of Health, corresponding to December of last year. According to these data, the average waiting time for surgery is 93 days. However, 62% of health departments, or 16 out of 24, have recorded a delay below the average.
The Alicante departments with the shortest waits are Elx-Vinalopó, with 39 days; Denia, with 47; Elx-Crevillent, with 49; and Torrevieja, with 55.
By specialties, Cardiac Surgery, with 48 days; Ophthalmology, with 65 days; and Dermatology, with 68 days, have the shortest delays. Regarding surgical procedures with a guaranteed waiting time (180 days), Coronary Cardiac Surgery has an average wait of 48 days, and Valvular Cardiac Surgery, 52 days on average, with no patient exceeding the maximum time limit.
Meanwhile, the number of priority 1 patients awaiting surgery has decreased by more than 58% between June 2023 and December 2024. The health department highlights that while the number of priority 1 patients on the waiting list was 2,967 at the start of the term, by December of last year, this number had dropped to 1,241 patients. This figure also represents a 12% decrease compared to December 2023.
For priority 2, which includes surgeries that must be performed within 90 days, the waiting list consists of 12,270 patients, marking a reduction of nearly 29% compared to the start of this term and remaining stable compared to a year ago.
Overall, the total number of patients waiting for surgery across the entire Valencian Community was 74,158, which is 8,913 more than in December 2023.
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