The Doctor José Molina Orosa Hospital, attached to the Ministry of Health of the Government of the Canary Islands, has reinforced the staff of Specialized Care during 2020 with the hiring of 22 new doctors who have joined the medical services of the center and the Insular Hospital in the last two months.
With the aim of expanding the portfolio of services provided to citizens and guaranteeing the healthcare excellence of the Doctor José Molina Orosa Hospital and the Insular Hospital, the Management of Health Services of Lanzarote and the Medical Directorate have been immersed in a process of searching and selecting new specialists to join the staff of the two centers.
The services that have been reinforced with the hiring are, firstly, the Mental Health area, which has been joined by two psychiatrists and a clinical psychologist, and where another doctor is expected to join at the end of the summer.
The other service most benefited by the incorporations is Anesthesia, which adds two new doctors. During that time, new specialists have also joined the services of Dermatology, Traumatology, Ophthalmology, and the services of Internal Medicine, Pathological Anatomy and Rehabilitation have been improved.
On the other hand, during the month of June, a specialist in Oncology has joined the Palliative Care team and two new geriatricians who occupy a place in the Insular Hospital and in the Traumatology service. Likewise, new doctors are joining the areas of Rheumatology and Gynecology, as well as the Pneumology and Microbiology services, which are increasing their staff.
It should be noted that the hiring of these 22 doctors is added to that of other health professionals such as nurses and nursing assistants who profile and complete the teams of the different services.
The manager of the Health Services, José Luis Aparicio, underlines the importance of having these new specialists and points out that "the recent incorporations result in an improvement in healthcare for Lanzarote patients and in the quality of the health services provided by the Doctor José Molina Orosa Hospital and the Insular Hospital".
