Osakidetza

Osakidetza-Basque Health Service
Osakidetza-Servicio Vasco de Salud

Osakidetza headquarters, Bilbao.
Health Care Service overview
Formed1984
Preceding Health Care Service
  • Instituto Nacional de la Salud (INSALUD)
TypePublic Provider
JurisdictionBasque Government
HeadquartersBilbao, Biscay, Basque Country
Health Care Service executive
  • María Jesús Múgica, Director Gerente
Parent departmentDepartment of Health
Websiteosakidetza

Osakidetza-Basque Health Service[1] is the institution created in 1984 in charge of the public healthcare system in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, belonging to the National Health System, created in 1986 and that substituted INSALUD.

The transfer of responsibilities to the Basque government in matters of healthcare was done during the administration of Carlos Garaikoetxea as Lehendakari, after the approval of the Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country in 1979. It is a public healthcare service with a great number of facilities that take care of the needs of the Basque citizens. Its chief is the Secretary of Health of the Basque Government.

Main healthcare facilities

Araba

  • Araba University Hospital
  • Leza Hospital
  • Araba Integrated Sanitary Organization
  • Rioja Alavesa Integrated Sanitary Organization
  • Araba Mental Health Network

Gipuzkoa

  • Alto Deba Hospital
  • Alto Deba Integrated Sanitary Organization
  • Bidasoa Hospital
  • Bidasoa Integrated Sanitary Organization
  • Debabarrena Integrated Sanitary Organization
  • Donostialdea Integrated Sanitary Organization
  • Donostia University Hospital
  • Eibar Hospital
  • Gipuzkoa Mental Health Network
  • Goierri-Alto Urola Integrated Sanitary Organization
  • Mendaro Hospital
  • Tolosaldea Integrated Sanitary Organization
  • Zumarraga Hospital

Biscay

  • Barakaldo-Sestao Integrated Sanitary Organization
  • Barrualde-Galdakao Integrated Sanitary Organization
  • Bilbao-Basurto Integrated Sanitary Organization
  • University Hospital Basurto (Bilbao)
  • Santa Marina Hospital (Bilbao)
  • Cruces University Hospital (Barakaldo)
  • San Eloy Hospital (Barakaldo)
  • Biscay Mental Health Network
  • Ezkerraldea-Enkarterri-Cruces Integrated Sanitary Organization
  • Galdakao-Usansolo Hospital
  • Gernika Hospital
  • Gorliz Hospital
  • Urduliz-Alfredo Espinosa Hospital
  • Uribe Integrated Sanitary Organization

See also

References

  1. Osakidetza website: Organization Archived 6 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
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