The Union of Nursing Technicians (SAE) has denounced the "saturation" experienced this Thursday in the emergency service of the Molina Orosa Hospital. A collapse that, they point out, "is a consequence of the lack of professionals" that this union claims to have already denounced "on multiple occasions."
According to SAE, "Internal medicine, traumatology and emergencies are the services in which the lack of Technicians in Nursing Care is most noticeable" because the staff "is not adequate to the established ratios." However, it affirms that "this shortage of professionals extends to all the services of the hospital center and throughout the year."
This union considers that it is "the lack of planning and organization of the management" that results in "this saturation in the Emergency service in periods such as the summer months, in which the floating population of the island increases, or the times when the flu stands out, responsible for the collapse situation of these days."
Episodes of "stress" due to "work overload"
"The staff is insufficient throughout the year due to the lack of hiring. However, this fact is accentuated during periods of rest, such as Christmas or summer vacations, since the management does not cover absences due to vacation days or sick leave due to temporary disability, which leads to the situation of work overload that professionals usually experience worsens. This work overload generates episodes of stress among professionals, which makes it difficult for them to do their job properly and provide patients with adequate care," denounces SAE.
Therefore, this union demands "that not only the situation currently being experienced by the emergency service be resolved, but that the management carry out a broader action that concludes with the provision of adequate professionals for each service." "Adequate patient care and guaranteeing the health of professionals, who always do everything possible to ensure the well-being of users, are not a game and should always be above economic savings," concludes Rayco Betancort, head of SAE in Lanzarote.