Six countries are interested in the new models of community health management.

– in total, 22 delegations from 15 countries met more than 60 establishments or services of the Madrid NET in 2011

Madrid, January 2012- the community of Madrid has received the visit of a total of 22 delegations from 15 countries during 2011 to experience firsthand various aspects of the Madrid health system, centers or specific services as well as to take an interest in the new health management models aimed at putting in place of new hospitals.

These new management models have allowed that since 2003 the madrileños enjoy ten hospitals in the public network, as well as two others that will open this year in the municipalities of Móstoles – that will make it during the second fortnight of March – and Collado Villalba. The community of Madrid modernises and decentralized and specialized care, closer to the people of Madrid hospital services.

In particular, seven delegations from six different countries have visited the community to be interested by the Madrid health network, the new models of public-private partnership and grant for the construction of new hospitals, and for the improvement of health infrastructure plan launched in 2003. Thus, Peru has sent two delegations: the national centre of strategic planning of Peru and the Cuzco Government delegation, which visited the Prince of Asturias Hospital and Hospital Infanta Leonor respectively.

EE.UU., Colombia, Russia and Brazil

A delegation from the Department of Quindío Colombia visited the Hospital de Henares for public-private partnerships in the provision of services. In addition, professional scholars program German Marshall Fund ” United States knew the Hospital Infanta Leonor and the works of the new hospital de Móstoles to know the model of concession contract of construction and public-private management of new hospitals in the community of Madrid.

For its part, the Federal Fund of the insurance of health of the Federation of Russia sent a delegation to the Fundación Hospital Alcorcón for hospital management systems implemented by the Ministry of health. And Brazil also sent a group of competent authorities in the sectors of the e-health and public-private partnerships to learn about the model of public-private partnership in the hospitals of more recent construction in Madrid. For this reason visited the Hospital Infanta Sofía and the Hospital de Torrejón.

Further, last September it took place a year more international and inter-university healthcare management in its sixth edition between the Faculty of Sciences of the health of European University of Madrid and the Institute for public policy and management in the health of the Andrés Bello University of Chileaimed at professionals who manage health institutions. The meeting allowed a delegation of 45 Chilean professionals visit 10 Madrid hospitals, Summa 112 and the Centre for health Santa Isabel in Leganés

visits to the Summa and primary care

in addition to these visits to learn about models of hospital management of the community, Madrid received other international delegations who were interested by other aspects of the health system Madrid. well, the University of Denver, Colorado (es.)(UU.) came a group of professionals to learn about the remote control of chronic diseases.

A representation of Peruvian primary care physicians also maintained meetings with professionals from the Centre for health Daroca and Summa 112 to report on the health care organization in primary care and emergency medical in Madrid (Summa) service.

Prevention of HIV, transplantation and transfusion Center

A delegation of the Kyrgyz Republic attended the anti-drug agency and the Sandoval Center for actions on prevention of HIV in Madrid. Of Korea in the South, a group of University students selected by the Ministry of Family Affairs and equality in this country held several meetings with professionals from the Hospital Clínico San Carlos, the Regional Office of transplantation and transfusion centre to know the Spanish model of donation of organs and tissues and the activities of the Centre for transfusion.

In addition, a delegation of students from the national higher school of the French Social Security visited Hospital La Paz for the Organization, functioning and benefits Madrid health system, and in particular, the portfolio of services of a public University national referral hospital.

The community of Madrid received further institutional visits of professionals from Mozambique, Egypt, Mexico, China, Czech Republic and Argentina to learn about different aspects of the operation of hospitals, centers and services of the health network madrileña.