The Platform for a Public Hospital in the South and Southwest of Tenerife has conveyed to the Common's Deputy, Lola Padrón, the urgency to advance in the expansion and improvement of the Southern Hospital, as well as in the progressive provision of services and resources. The goal is to reduce referrals and optimize healthcare in the region.

Lola Padrón described the issue as "structural," emphasizing that it goes beyond a "one-time demand" and requires "sustained coordination, planning, and commitment." The institution highlighted the importance of listening to citizens and mediating situations affecting the right to equitable healthcare.

Jordi Esplugas, president of the Platform, expressed the collective's "concern" over this "historic" demand. He pointed out that population growth and healthcare pressure from tourism necessitate strengthening the hospital's capacity to provide a "closer and more effective" response.

Emphasis was placed on the need for more services, human resources, and healthcare spaces to reduce unnecessary referrals. Esplugas also warned about difficulties associated with a lack of sufficient socio-sanitary resources, impacting available beds, emergency services, and general activity.

The Common's Deputy reminded that her role is mediation and monitoring, not technical healthcare resolution. "When a region has been demanding adequate healthcare infrastructure for decades, we are not facing a one-time demand, but a structural situation requiring sustained coordination, planning, and commitment," she warned.

Padrón stressed the need for territorial equity in public healthcare, especially on an island where distances to reference hospitals add a burden. "Citizens cannot be trapped between announcements, projects, and administrative procedures. Healthcare planning must translate into real, measurable, and perceptible improvements for people," she concluded.

The Common's Deputy pledged to study the documentation provided by the Platform and explore avenues to contribute, through institutional mediation, to competent administrations advancing effective solutions.