Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón
The Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón (HUFA) is a major general hospital in Alcorcón, a city in the Madrid metropolitan area of Spain. It was founded in 1997.[1]
Although the hospital was built by the Spanish National Health System, its operational management is contracted out to a private company, and is exempt from many of the rules normally imposed on state-owned hospitals. The hospital was allowed to negotiate its own contracts with workers. The governance of the hospital includes local government, trade unions, health workers and community groups.[1]
The hospital's organizational structure is thought to have been one of the inspirations behind the creation of the United Kingdom's system of NHS Foundation Trusts.[1]
In October 2014, the hospital was reported to be treating a case of Ebola virus disease under strict biosecurity precautions.[2][3] The patient, Maria Teresa Romero Ramos, had arrived at the hopital by ambulance on October 6.[4] After diagnosis, she was later transferred to the Hospital Carlos III in Madrid for treatment.[5][4]
References
- 1 2 3 John Carvel and Giles Tremlett (6 November 2001). "Milburn seeks hospital role model in Spain". Guardian. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ↑ Sarah Boseley (8 October 2014). "Ebola unavoidable in Europe, says WHO as Spain rushes to contain case". The Guardian.
- ↑ "El Hospital de Alcorcón activa el protocolo de seguridad por un caso de ébola" (in Spanish). ABC.es. 2014-10-06.
- 1 2 Jim Yardley (14 October 2014). "Spain Exposes Holes in Plans to Treat Ebola". New York Times.
- ↑ "La segunda enfermera ingresada da negativo en la prueba del virus" (in Spanish). El Confidencial. 2014-10-07.
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Coordinates: 40°20′56″N 3°50′12″W / 40.3488°N 3.8367°W