The activity of Non-Urgent Medical Transport (TSNU), managed by the Canary Emergency Service (SUC), under the Canary Islands Government's Health Department, resumes today, Thursday, November 12. The suspension had been ordered on Tuesday due to adverse weather conditions caused by storm Charles.
The islands affected by this reorganization are returning to normal, with the exception of La Palma. On this island, only patient transfers for vital treatments are maintained, such as hemodialysis, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and oncohematological day hospital. Transfers to consultations, between health centers, and discharges from emergency services or hospital wards are also guaranteed.
These transfers are guaranteed as long as they do not pose a risk to patients or health resources, especially in complicated areas and if no alternative destination is available.
The suspension decreed on Tuesday in La Palma and on Wednesday in the four western islands and Gran Canaria did not affect vital treatments, as patients were able to attend their sessions due to these transfers being guaranteed.
This decision was made following the preventive recommendations from the Department of Territorial Policy, Territorial Cohesion and Water, through the Directorate General of Emergencies and Civil Protection, to avoid travel that could put the population at risk, particularly on the island of La Palma.
