Sanz says that anyone who wants to health services in La Rioja “will have to ask them and will have to agree”

LOGROÑO, 17 (EUROPA PRESS)

The President of the Government of La Rioja, Pedro Sanz, said this morning in relation to the health problem among the region with the Basque country, that “whoever services in La Rioja, will have to ask them and will have to agree, and in the meantime there will be nothing”.

The head of the Riojan Executive has appeared before the media addressing the refusal of the Government of La Rioja of care for patients of Rioja Alavesa in the health services of the community, beyond the urgencies.

Sanz has indicated that the “problem is not of La Rioja”, something that “it is what we have said the Ministry” of health. In fact, stated that “they do easy.” “If you believe that La Rioja Government has committed any irregularity under this item, that US forces, to see if they are able to”.

Has accused the Ministry use this issue of “partisan” way, as has been pointed out that the central executive “which should was pay the financing promised Zapatero for the Hospital San Pedro”, and also “have the delicacy of having been called to a meeting to know what was going on”.

In this sense, Sanz has unveiled December 1 will be signed an addendum to the Government of Navarre of the Convention of 2009 for the attention of the municipality of Viana, close to La Rioja, and that there were also problems in the care of patients. Indicated that Navarre “he has not lack go talk with dad to say that the neighbor is bad;” “they have come here and we have reached agreement,”.

Services with agreement

The Rioja President has indicated that his Government has been committed to providing health of “higher quality, more and more services to citizens, knowing that it costs money and that we have to pay”. In fact “when we send someone outside the system, pay”.

“Rioja are satisfied with their health and do not pose any problem to the Government of La Rioja” has been added, then indicate that “these services are available to any citizen of any autonomous community, which wants ask them, to reach an agreement, and that no, no”.

Has denied that a “neglect” of patients, is taking place because “they have service in Vitoria” and “If you like of La Rioja agreed with us providing the service, because this has come out of the pocket of the La Rioja”. In fact, “when we call for the financing of the San Pedro at the Congress, the parliamentarians Basques voted against”.

“AVALANCHE of patients”

Sanz has indicated that “resources are for sharing, unless we suppose that something burdensome,” and “here we are, if you want to call us, to come to La Rioja and hence we will talk about”.

The Rioja Chairman has assured that since 2007, to open the Hospital San Pedro, “being virtually the only hospital with single rooms, with the high level of quality, have been multiplying” referrals. In fact, since that La Rioja “improved his health, there has been a flood of incorrect transfers of Basque country and Navarre”.

In fact, has made it clear that Basque patients in La Rioja is people arising by Osakidetza primary care physicians and not by the system of information of the Cohesion Fund, which “is as it should be if they were to be served by the La Rioja health service”.

. Between January and October 2011, have been addressed 18.631 consultations of patients of Alava in La Rioja, as well as other evidence as 323 cycles of chemotherapy and 681 income. In addition, now still attending Basque patients and 820 consultations is planned, will do 217 diagnostic tests and 121 Basque patients are included in waiting list Rioja.

Without pressure

Sanz has acknowledged that at the beginning there was contact with the Basque Government in Casalarreina, and its position is that “we listen, and the final reaction go to the Ministry to call dad to say that we were bad we”. It has been pointed out that at the first meeting “already they wanted us trick, saying that we serve and would talk already next year”.

From there, to the Riojan President has refused any contact with the Basque Government, as well as having received pressure from any establishment. In this regard, she stated that “I do not believe me nobody press, because they know what the reaction of the President of the Government of La Rioja when I defend the interests and money from Rioja”. “It is not pressure, but that each assume their responsibilities”.

The head of the Riojan Executive has indicated that with this appearance is “included” this “situation that comes indirectly”. It has been pointed out that this matter “are not to blame the Basques, but the Government who have that they could be invested more” in health