La organización de la asistencia sanitaria a pacientes crónicos con pluripatología: La experiencia de Ourense
- Montes Santiago, Julio (coord.)
- Casariego Vales, Emilio (coord.)
ISSN: 0304-4866, 1989-3922
Year of publication: 2012
Issue Title: La atención al paciente crónico y pluripatologico. El caso de Galicia
Volume: 73
Issue: 1
Pages: 20-26
Type: Article
More publications in: Galicia Clínica
Abstract
The aging process of the population and the increase of life expectancy triggered a change in the health care needs of all Health Systems. The aging rate of the region of Ourense is the highest one among the regions in Galicia. It reaches 29.5% of people over 65 years which is the predicted percentage for Europe in 2050. Having this evidence into account, the Internal Medicine Service of the University Hospital Complex of Ourense promotes changes in health care population, suggesting a mixed model that brings together the experience of clinical units for total medical treatment developed in Andalucía, and the way of working in comorbidity units.