By John Smith • Published: 19 Sep 2024 • 16:24 • 1 minute read
President Prohens laid the official stone Credit: Balearic Government
To highlight the importance of the building of an additional Basic Health Unit in Consell at a cost of €3.2 million, Balearic Government President Margalida Prohens visited the site.
This took place on Monday September 16 and the President not only viewed the existing works but turned her shoulders to the unit by officially laying the first stone.
The building which is an eight minute walk from the existing unit will have internal dimensions of 760 m² and is being built on an area of land donated by the Consell Council.
The new healthcare facility will have two family medicine clinics, one paediatric clinic, one paediatric nursing clinic and two nursing clinics, a multipurpose clinic, two treatment rooms and an extraction room.
The current unit serves a population of consisting of 4,083 but the considerable increase in the area’s population has made it necessary to build the new infrastructure and will see employment for an additional doctor, nurse and full-time paediatrician, when the new unit opens in May 2025.
This is part of a long term project by the Balearic Government with the aim of increasing the quality and availability of medical services in Mallorca.
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Married to Ophelia in Gibraltar in 1978, John has spent much of his life travelling on security print and minting business and visited every continent except Antarctica. Having retired several years ago, the couple moved to their house in Estepona and John became a regular news writer for the EWN Media Group taking particular interest in Finance, Gibraltar and Costa del Sol Social Scene. Currently he is acting as Editorial Consultant for the paper helping to shape its future development. Share your story with us by emailing newsdesk@euroweeklynews.com, by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews
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