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The Minister of Health and Social Policy today visited the facilities in which they have invested over 170,000 euros
The Health Area VII-Murcia This account today with a new Mental Health Center, designed to serve a population of 82,000 people in the health districts of Barrio del Carmen, Vistabella, Monteagudo, Santomera and Floridablanca.
The new facilities are located on the second floor of the building belonging to CAD General Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía.
The Minister of Health and Social Policy, María Ángeles Palacios, who visited the new premises today, said that "the process of implementation of resources in this area continues, with the aim of relieving pressure on the existing health care Mental Health Center Murcia Infante ".
To adapt the center, with a usable area of ​​340.85 square meters, it has invested 174,037 euros, "for perfect service functionality," according to Palacios, who explained that "will serve an average of 150 consultations per day ".
More Mental Health Professional
He stressed that "working conditions of professionals and care offered to citizens are improved, as users of the Health Area VII have, as of now, two mental health centers, the one located in the Infante who will continue to serve more than 100,000 citizens, and we have today opened ".
The template of the new Mental Health Center is comprised of four psychiatrists, two psychologists, two nurses, a social worker and two assistants.
Palacios explained that consultations to cover both mental health centers Area VII "have hired five new professionals: two psychiatrists, a psychologist and two nurses."
The opening hours will be from 8:00 to 15:00 hours, Monday to Friday, and the appointment will be asked as far from health centers each user.
Mental Health Network
The Network of Mental Health and Addictions of the Region of Murcia is composed of different types of public facilities and provides specialized care to people with mental health and alcohol and other drugs care.
As for the material, it has 16 mental health centers, 13 Opiate Treatment Units, four specific programs Opiate, 19 Units of Rehabilitation / Day Centres six Psychiatric Units Short Stay Hospital (136 beds ), one hospital unit Disorders Eating Disorders, Hospital Detoxification Unit Three Units Media Stay (242 beds).
All these resources represent a total capacity of 1,733, of which 1,513 seats are short, medium, long stay or residential, and 220 correspond to spaces employment.
The Network of Mental Health Region has five welfare programs, divided into different units: Children and Youth, Adults, Rehabilitation, Drug Addiction and Hospital.
The total number of consultations to patients in the Mental Health Network was 446,290 consultations during 2013, of which required hospitalization only around five percent.
The total staff of the Mental Health Network in the Region comprise 697 professionals, of which 136 are psychiatrists, 80 psychologists, and 27 159 nurses / social workers therapists.
The most common conditions treated in mental health centers in the Autonomous Community are anxiety disorders in different modalities and depressive.
Less often psychotic disorders and personality disorders are addressed.
Source: CARM
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