Andalucia hospital average Phase 0 of the High Frequency Planwhich means that globally, the percentage of emergency visits to the hospital has increased by less than 10% for three consecutive days.
specific, 83% of hospital centers are at plan level 0, that is, 42 of the 51 hospitals have experienced an increase of less than 10% in the number of emergency rooms for three consecutive days; 3.9% (2 hospitals) are in the first phase; SAS General Manager Valle García reported after meeting with members of the group in Granada, 11.7% (6 centers) were in stage 2 and 1.9% (1 hospital) were in stage 3. Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital. The meeting was also attended by Territorial Health and Consumer Affairs Representative Indalecio Sánchez-Montesinos and SAS Deputy Director of Hospital Administration María José Ferrer.
Garcia detailed how the program works and what aspects are monitored daily by all public health care centers in Andalusia, stressing that these are fluctuating data that can change within hours or even minutes.
The SAS managing director wishes to reiterate Tranquility’s message to the public “because “Health centers and their professional staff are prepared to meet any increase in demand, whether or not due to high rates of visits related to respiratory viruses.”. Likewise, he insisted that “all patients are treated in the shortest possible time, health care is safeguarded and the entire system is prepared to cope with increased demand.”
About incidence data acute respiratory infectionThese Cases per 100,000 residents dropped to 380Still below the national average, which also fell to 607 per 100,000 inhabitants from 745 the previous week. In severe acute respiratory infections (SARIs), the downward trend has also been consolidated. Thus, the SARI rate in Andalusia was 12.1 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the fourth week of 2024 (16 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the second week of this year), also a decrease of more than 20%.
Emergency and admission data
In the first three days of this week, a total of 35,023 hospital emergencies were reported in Andalusia, a slight increase of 1.29% (449 cases) compared with the same period last week.
About 700 more emergencies are being handled these days than the daily average for the entire year, a number that is common during heavy traffic times.. Seville and Malaga are the provinces with the highest population concentrations, reaching 7,920 and 6,440 respectively.
As for Total number of hospitalizations During these three days in Andalusia, down to 2,594 from 2,715 last week, a decrease of 4.45% (a decrease of 121 enrollments). In terms of emergencies, Seville and Malaga top the list, with 611 and 509 people hospitalized respectively. While this figure continues to be higher than the average daily revenue observed throughout the year, there is also a clear downward trend in this metric.
according to urgent attention What have you done in primary care centerlast week (January 23-30) A total of 144,967 emergencies were handled, the same as the previous week. There are 30 regions in Phase 0, which means an increase in basic activity of less than 15%, with the exception of Córdoba Norte, Northeast Granada, Northeast Jaén and Poniente Almería, which are in Phase 0 Stage 1, that is, the growth rate of basic activities is less than 15%. Increase by 15% to 25% compared to base activity.
Last winter, Andalusian hospitals treated more than 1.1 million emergencies between December and February, of which only 7.6% required hospitalization.
During the season’s high attendance period (from October 15 to the present), 1,094,000 people have been treated by hospital emergency services in Andalusia, of which 7.6% required hospitalization.Therefore they are appreciated Visitor numbers were very similar to last yearand Emergency admissions accounted for the same proportion of emergency admissions as usual This moment in every year.
Influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations without an appointment
SAS managing director calls for vaccinations to continue.until the end of the event Influenza, Covid 19 and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccinations will continue to be offered to anyone at risk without an appointment. Go to a primary care vaccination site.
These groups include things like influenza and COVID-19 People over 60 years of age, people with chronic diseases, health and social hygiene personnel, pregnant women, security forces and corps, cohabitants of high-risk groups and smokers.Additionally, it is important to remember Flu vaccination for children Suitable for children 6 to 59 months.
The influenza vaccination rate for people over 65 years old is 65.4%, and the COVID-19 vaccination rate is 47.8%. Flu vaccination for children 6 to 59 months, Coverage rate reaches 45.3%a total of 130,358 boys and girls were vaccinated.
Fight against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)is the leading cause of bronchiolitis, and 47,491 infants have been vaccinated since September 25, 2023, More than 93% of minors said for this immunization. As a result of this action against RSV, hospitalizations in Andalusia decreased by 78%.
A total of 1,794,210 people have received the flu vaccine and 1,132,105 people have received the COVID-19 vaccine. Highest coverage Vaccination Registered atpopulation Seniors in residential centersPopulation of approximately 46,000, with vaccination rate 91% for influenza and of 85% COVID-19.
Coordination with residential centers
To be precise, to improve care for seniors in residential centers, SAS this year launched a protocol coordination Between primary care teams, nursing homes, hospitals and 061 Health Emergency Centers, the purpose is to detect infectious diseases early. Furthermore, thanks to this coordination, it is intended to guarantee continuity of care for those who have to be hospitalized.
this coordination agreement It was piloted in Córdoba and has now been expanded throughout Andalusia. Regardless of high-frequency periods, SAS will continue to facilitate care for seniors in residential centers.
The Department of Health and Consumer Affairs has also launched promotional activityby Salud Responde, Target people to know how to fight the flu, influenza A or Covid-19.
Andalusian citizens will therefore be able to learn how to act in the event of a respiratory infection, receiving advice on dealing with the most common symptoms through the telephone number 955 545 060 and the Salud Responde app. Health professionals who are experts in the field have devised a range of general advice for people with a fever over 38 degrees, a cough or a lot of mucus, a headache or a general feeling of discomfort.
It can be accessed via Salud Responde IVR (Interactive Voice Response) System. Option 1 is for people over 70 who will be referred to an agent. In Option 2, vaccination is recommended first as it is the most effective way to avoid getting or spreading the flu or Covid-19, and an appointment with a primary care doctor or nurse can be made (Option 3). Get general advice for the most common symptoms.
Since the new messaging service was launched, more than 12,100 calls have been registered, with 1,350 needing help after hearing the announcement.