TERUEL, 2 (EUROPA PRESS)
The Minister of health of the Government of Aragon, Ricardo Oliván, said Friday that building access to the future hospital of Teruel delayed the works of the Centre, that you can not start until that does not address the implementation of access.
During his visit to the city, the Adviser has become to commit to the construction of hospitals in Alcañiz, Teruel, and on the first, recalled that the expropriation of land, are pending while in Teruel works may not begin until that is resolved not the construction of access.
From the City Council insist it will not assume the cost of the work, between 6 and 9 million euros, until funding is not guaranteed and rely on it through the investment fund of Teruel, still pending signature.
In statements to the media, Oliván has pointed out that, after dismissing the allegations by one of the companies that had not been awarded the construction works of the hospital, everything is ready to sign the contract with Acciona, something which will produce “in coming days”.
The Health Minister has not given a date for the start of the works that “depends on how settled the issue of access is an issue that we have to analyze slowly with the town hall” of the city.
Ricardo Oliván has acknowledged that “there is a problem of substantial funding that adds complexity to the issue” and that it has ensured, to begin work before should solve the construction of access “from the technical point of view, both from the economic point of view”. Oliván has trusted that the matter is resolved as soon as possible to “continue with the investment”.
In this sense, the Mayor of Teruel, Manuel Blasco, reminded that “the City Council cannot be charge of a work which does not know whether we will then be able to pay or who is going to pay”. Thus pointed out that the Government of Aragon “has not included it in their budgets because it has no money for this infrastructure” by what is confident that the construction of access “be financed with charge to the investment fund for Teruel”.
The Fund is still pending the signing of the agreement between the Central Government and the Aragonese Executive, which could occur once approval of the State budget. For this reason, Manuel Blasco expected that “maybe, in April, we can unblock this matter”.
HOSPITAL of ALCAÑIZ
on the other hand, Councillor Oliván has pointed out that the project of the hospital de Alcañiz “we are awaiting know what happens to the land” post “missing some fringes” that carried out the expropriation of the same, what will be the number consistory.
Advisor said that the two hospitals “leave now”. The Teruel already included in the budgets of Aragon “Although it appears not the amount that I would have liked”, has regretted Oliván.
In Alcañiz, “Although there is no budgetary provision the Government’s commitment is start it as soon as possible”, said, for what recourse to “the best formulas” that the investment will be in conditions from an economic and financial point of view.
Meeting in Bishop POLANCO
Ricardo Oliván has visited Friday the Hospital Polanco Bishop of Teruel, to participate in a working meeting with the service chiefs and supervisors of the Medical Center, as well as the management service of the hospital continuing with the round of meetings they being out in all hospitals of Aragon to “explain what measures that have been developed based on the diagnosis of the Aragonese health”.
As he has explained, “seek the maximum involvement of all in the implementation of these measures” claiming that “the Aragonese health is sustainable in the future”. Oliván has indicated that to end this round will be held a meeting with primary care doctors on 12 March in Zaragoza.
