Hospital Punta de Europa, Spain,

 

is a public hospital integrated together with another hospital and ten primary health care

centers in the health authority district of Campo de Gibraltar, which belongs to SAS

(Servicio Andaluz de Salud). Hospital Punta de Europa is committed to improving and

maintaining an optimal health level, helping to ease the differences in respect to illness

and mortality according to the principles that define the Health Policy of the Andalusian

Public Health System (SSPA). They guarantee access to quality health services. Hospital

Punta de Europa serves an area with 243.000 inhabitants and has approximately 180.000

consultations per year.

 

Activities:

·        Access to health care: Hospital Punta de Europa provides all his services to patients in their area as well as to any patient who comes from outside that area or who has no public social security following the principle of guaranteed access to health care in Andalusia. The hospital provides specialized health assistance in the contexts of

hospitalization, emergencies and outpatient services.

·        Assistance to migrant workers and their families: The hospital is specialized in the assistance of people crossing the Strait of Gibraltar.

·        Cooperation: Hospital Punta de Europa collaborate

          With local authorities in the field of health and migration (Consejería de Salud  de 

                   Andalucía.

          With the Migrant friendly Hospitals, an European initiative to promote health

                   among migrant minorities, within the framework of the Health Promoting Hospitals

                   Network.

 

 

Contact Information: 

Hospital Punta de Europa

Dirección del AGS

Ctra. de Getares S/N

Algeciras (CADIZ)

Spain

 

Website: http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/servicioandaluzdesalud/centros/Detalle.asp

 

Project Contact:

Antonio Salceda de Alba, Project Coordinator and Project Steering Group

Tel:            +34/95602573

                 +34/956025000 (weekend)

Fax:           +34/956025074

Email:        antonio.salceda.sspa@juntadeandalucia.es