The PSOE demands clear dates for the transfer and return of the Insular Hospital

The Socialist Group in the Cabildo of Lanzarote will bring to the next plenary session a question addressed to the President of the Corporation, Oswaldo Betancort, to clarify whether he has inquired about the planned date for the transfer of part of the care activity currently carried out at the Insular Hospital to the Doctor José Molina Orosa Hospital, as well as the date of return to the current facilities.

The initiative is presented in a context of growing concern among families, users, and professionals due to the lack of clear information about the immediate future of the center, after the president of the Cabildo himself acknowledged the absence of concrete planning, a defined project, and financial backing to guarantee the reform and continuity of the Insular Hospital.

The socialist spokesperson, Ariagona González, stated that “these are vulnerable patients, families who need certainty, and professionals who deserve to know under what conditions they will continue to provide an essential service for Lanzarote and La Graciosa.”

González recalled that the PSOE of Lanzarote has already promoted initiatives in various institutions to defend the permanence of the Insular Hospital and safeguard its continuity as a specialized public health resource. In this regard, she stressed that the center “is not just any building,” but “a historic, strategic, and unique resource in the Canary Islands for its specialized geriatric care model.”  

“The Cabildo cannot limit itself to observing events or transferring responsibility to other administrations. Oswaldo Betancort is the president of the Cabildo of Lanzarote and has the political, institutional, and moral obligation to demand clear answers from the Government of the Canary Islands and to communicate them transparently to the citizens,” she affirmed.

The socialist councilor warned that the lack of a specific date for the transfer and, above all, for the return to the current facilities “feeds a legitimate concern: that the temporary may end up becoming permanent.”

“That is the big question that no one is answering: when are they leaving, under what conditions are they leaving, and, especially, when are they returning. Because without a return date, without a project, and without funding, what we have is not a reform, but a real threat to the continuity of the Insular Hospital as we know it,” stated Ariagona González.

From the Socialist Group they insist that any action on the Insular Hospital must be accompanied by express guarantees on the maintenance of its geriatric character, the continuity of its specialized services, and the preservation of the care model that for decades has responded to the elderly of Lanzarote.

Therefore, the PSOE will formally ask in the plenary session if the president of the Cabildo has inquired about the planned date for the transfer of care activity to Molina Orosa and if he can anticipate both the date of that transfer and the date of return to the current facilities.