The public health of the community made more than 52 million medical assists in 2011.

-hospitals last year 420,000 operations conducted, 12,000 more than in 2010

– also made almost half a million of revenue, 16,000 more than in 2010, and 90,000 emergency rather than in 2011

-Madrid public hospitals were 2% more transplants than the previous year

-the hope of life in the community of Madrid has exceeded the 83 last year

Madrid, March 2012.- El Madrid health service conducted last year more than 52 million medical assists between hospitals, health centres and the service of Madrid medical emergency (SUMMA 112) and more than 15 million of Nursing. This and other data the provided on Sunday Health Minister Javier Fernández-Lasquetty in the presentation of the balance of health care in the community of Madrid in 2011.

Public hospitals were in 2011 a total of 11.850.192 consultations, almost 360,000 more than in 2010. Also made 499.992 revenue, 16,000 more than in 2010. On handled emergencies, reached the figure of 2.782.200 er, 130,000 more than last year.

In addition, in 2011 was made a total of 419.914 surgical interventions, 16,000 more than in 2010 and attended 48.065 deliveries, 900 fewer than in 2011.

In primary care, health centres served a total of 49.502.490 consultations, involving an average of 140,000 daily consultations. These consultations more than 49 million, nearly 30 were medical family, nursing and nearly five million Pediatrics 15.

For its part, the service of Madrid medical emergency (SUMMA 112) 2.317.842 patients attended in 2010 and made 1.360.514 transfers of patients.

5.004.026 Radiological tests, of which 724.660 corresponded to the Central Unit of Radiology were Madrid public health as regards the activity of radiodiagnosis in 2011.

With regard to the laboratory activity, a total of 9.758.198 requests for evidence of which 1.289.441 were the Central Laboratory is attended in 2011.

On free choice, from 15 October 2010 occurred a total of 612.837 changes in primary care and from December 1 in attention specialized 158.775.

Organ transplant

During the year 2011 of Madrid hospitals were 744 organ transplants, 2% more than in 2010. Of them, 406 have been kidney, liver 214, 49 cardiac, Lung 49, pancreatic 17 and 9 intestinal – 5 of them multiviscerales.

Compared to the activity carried out in the year 2010, stresses the increase in the activity of the kidney transplant of donor live with 42 procedures, what represents the maximum historical of this type of transplant activity. Also, increased by 17% the number of liver transplants, 13% of pancreatic and has nearly doubled the number of intestinal transplants.

At the head of several types of transplant Spain

Globally hospitals in the community of Madrid have led the national transplant liver, lung, intestinal and multivisceral, trasplantadora activity as well as pediatric transplants. Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, with 266 transplants, has led one year activity in absolute number of transplants, as well as that of renal transplant with 149 interventions and the Hospital Universitario La Paz, of Pediatric transplants, including the of liver transplantation, with 33 procedures, 13 of them of donor livein close collaboration with the Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, and kidney donor alive, intestinal and multivisceral transplantation.

Two hospitals in Madrid lead organ donation

During the year 2011 has been 215 donors of organs, spread over 15 hospitals, representing the 3 highest number of donations registered to date in the community of Madrid. The University Hospital 12 de Octubre and San Carlos, with 53 and 52 donors have respectively, led the activity of donation nationwide.

Sixty-seven of these donations were produced in deceased in cardiac death. This type of donation, pioneer at the global level, is possible thanks to the collaboration and existing coordination between the emergency services hospital and the hospital Clínico San Carlos and Universitario 12 de Octubre.

Life expectancy

The life expectancy in the community of Madrid surpassed the 83 years, according to data from the movement Natural of the population of the National Institute of statistics (INE) in 2011. Thus the life expectancy in the community of Madrid is 83.4 years while the average in Spain is 81,87. In absolute terms, only the community of Madrid and Navarre have a life expectancy of more than 83 years.

In this way, Madrid has succeeded in having one of the highest hopes of life from around the world to overcome the life expectancy in Japan. Furthermore in 1.4 years, Madrid with his 83.4 years of life expectancy has some figures better than those of all countries of the European Union and most of the regions of Spaina. so for example, to level national Madrid has 2.7 years Andalusia and at European level, 2.4 years longer than France, rather than Netherlands 3.2 or 2.2 rather than Italy.

With regard to research, 551 research projects were put underway in 2011, 49 more in 2010, while public hospitals hosting 1336 clinical trials, 389 more in 2010.

Increase in the use of generic

In 2011, the percentage of generic has exceeded 37 per cent for the first time and since 2003 it has more than doubled the number of generic prescribed.

Thus, in 2003 the percentage of generic prescribed was 15,44% front 37,29 last year and the savings achieved in 2011 by the increase of generic is EUR 22 million. In addition, last year prescribieron a total of 110.012.142 prescriptions.