Mar 20, 2009 09:54
15 yrs ago
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Spanish term
United Kingdom
Hospital de Alta Resolución
Spanish to English
Medical
Medical (general)
Hello. From a local newspaper article about some improvements to be made to a hospital (Spain):
"El Consejo de Gobierno aprobó la contratación de las obras del Hospital de Alta Resolución de XXX."
I'm going into UK English.
Thanks for your help :)
"El Consejo de Gobierno aprobó la contratación de las obras del Hospital de Alta Resolución de XXX."
I'm going into UK English.
Thanks for your help :)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | High Resolution Hospital |
neilmac
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| 4 +1 | Specialised Hospital |
James A. Walsh
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| 4 | One Stop Hospital |
Edward Tully
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| 5 -2 | reference hospital |
Muriel Vasconcellos
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References
| Some refs that may help future users |
Nikki Graham
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Proposed translations
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High Resolution Hospital
That's what it says. Heaven only knows what they mean but that seems to be par for the course nowadays. Probably just more management-speak gibbledegook.
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I repeat, in my view this is just another example of manager-speak BS.
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"High resolution" has recently become fashionable with the advent of HDI TV (High Resolution/High definition). However, I would treat this attempt at sounding what I call "modelno" in Spanish with the disdain it deserves.
Unless they actually mean "high rate of problem solving", but even so, I'm "cagging" on everything yet again...
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Semms to just mean "high resolution" in that there is a high rate of cases resolved. The definition "... consultas por acto único, ... en una misma visit practican las pruebas ... ofrece un diagnóstico y ... prescribe un tratamiento." would seem to indicate the "one-stop" concept (whether it's true or not is moot).
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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-03-20 14:53:39 GMT)
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I repeat, in my view this is just another example of manager-speak BS.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2009-03-20 14:58:27 GMT)
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"High resolution" has recently become fashionable with the advent of HDI TV (High Resolution/High definition). However, I would treat this attempt at sounding what I call "modelno" in Spanish with the disdain it deserves.
Unless they actually mean "high rate of problem solving", but even so, I'm "cagging" on everything yet again...
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Note added at 2 days1 hr (2009-03-22 11:10:07 GMT)
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Semms to just mean "high resolution" in that there is a high rate of cases resolved. The definition "... consultas por acto único, ... en una misma visit practican las pruebas ... ofrece un diagnóstico y ... prescribe un tratamiento." would seem to indicate the "one-stop" concept (whether it's true or not is moot).
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
John Cutler
: It seems to be a term coined by Spanish doctors, who took the liberty of freely translating it into English.
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So I take the liberty of doing the same, although ET's answer fits the description better.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Hi everyone. Since there doesn't seem to be an equivalent in the English-speaking world, and because the text itself gives a clear definition, I went for the literal translation. But thanks to everyone, in particular Muriel, for their input!"
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3 hrs
James A. Walsh
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
&
English
Spain
A cut above the rest in translation...
Native in: English (Variants: Irish, US, UK) 
, Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Standard-Spain)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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28
Specialised Hospital
Hi Simon,
I'm reading "Alta Resolución" as specialised here. As far as I can make out the "Alta" is redundant in English, as - "High/Highly Specialised Hospital" - would just sound bad as a title.
"Specialist Hospital" might work too, but I'm not too sure about that...
Anyway, hope this helps :)
I'm reading "Alta Resolución" as specialised here. As far as I can make out the "Alta" is redundant in English, as - "High/Highly Specialised Hospital" - would just sound bad as a title.
"Specialist Hospital" might work too, but I'm not too sure about that...
Anyway, hope this helps :)
4 hrs
Edward Tully
Native in English
Because your words matter
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK) 
Works in: Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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126
One Stop Hospital
I think that "resolución" may refer to the high turnover of treated patients, but it's always difficult to compare different systems regarding names...
Countywide Newsletter - One-Stop Hospital Transport Service - [ Traducir esta página ]One-Stop Hospital Transport Service. Travelling to hospital from the Easington District has never been easier, thanks to a new one-stop transport ...
www.durham.gov.uk/durhamcc/cntywide.nsf/vsysarticle/issue 3... - 14k - En caché - Páginas similares
'One-stop' hospital unit ready to combat a killer - [ Traducir esta página ]Title: 'One-stop' hospital unit ready to combat a killer. Date: Location : Obit. :
www.lantern.lancashire.gov.uk/local_resources/2785/68332.ht... - 5k - En caché - Páginas similares
Lifeline multi-speciality hospital - [ Traducir esta página ]24 Oct 2005 ... the ultimate laurel of being a ‘one-stop hospital’ with all services being ... MD, DCh, MCP (UK), Neonatal and Paediatric Intensivist, ...
archives.chennaionline.com/health/News/2005/10lifeline.asp - 53k - En caché - Páginas similares
Lifeline Multi-specialty Hospital inaugurated - [ Traducir esta página ]4 Nov 2005 ... be the only hospital of its kind along the IT belt - a one-stop hospital, ... MD, DCh, MCP (UK), Neonatal and Paediatric Intensivist, ...
archives.chennaionline.com/health/Events/2005/11lifeline.asp - 52k - En caché - Páginas similares
Countywide Newsletter - One-Stop Hospital Transport Service - [ Traducir esta página ]One-Stop Hospital Transport Service. Travelling to hospital from the Easington District has never been easier, thanks to a new one-stop transport ...
www.durham.gov.uk/durhamcc/cntywide.nsf/vsysarticle/issue 3... - 14k - En caché - Páginas similares
'One-stop' hospital unit ready to combat a killer - [ Traducir esta página ]Title: 'One-stop' hospital unit ready to combat a killer. Date: Location : Obit. :
www.lantern.lancashire.gov.uk/local_resources/2785/68332.ht... - 5k - En caché - Páginas similares
Lifeline multi-speciality hospital - [ Traducir esta página ]24 Oct 2005 ... the ultimate laurel of being a ‘one-stop hospital’ with all services being ... MD, DCh, MCP (UK), Neonatal and Paediatric Intensivist, ...
archives.chennaionline.com/health/News/2005/10lifeline.asp - 53k - En caché - Páginas similares
Lifeline Multi-specialty Hospital inaugurated - [ Traducir esta página ]4 Nov 2005 ... be the only hospital of its kind along the IT belt - a one-stop hospital, ... MD, DCh, MCP (UK), Neonatal and Paediatric Intensivist, ...
archives.chennaionline.com/health/Events/2005/11lifeline.asp - 52k - En caché - Páginas similares
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
neilmac
: Only agreeing because "one-stop" (misnomer if ever there was) has recently become popular in the CV for almost anything supposedly simplified. What next? Hospitals "todo a cien" ? Cheers :)
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lol! Blame the spin doctors! Thank you Neil! ;-)
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Muriel Vasconcellos
: Actually, it's the opposite of a one-stop hospital. These hospitals specialize in taking cases that can't be treated elsewhere.
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No, "one-stop" refers to the one visit and are not for cases that can't be treated elsewhere (please see the definition given by Simon)
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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1508
reference hospital
29,000 references
We recently had a big discussion about this at http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/medical_general...
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Note added at 13 hrs (2009-03-20 23:21:08 GMT)
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"Reference hospital" is the term used by the World Health Organization to refer to hospitals that accepts complex cases referred to it for cutting edge diagnosis and treatment.
28,900 for "reference hospital". (0.20 seconds)
Bulletin of the World Health Organization - A comprehensive ...
It arrived at 2 pm and reached the reference hospital (120 km) after 5 pm. ..... 2009 World Health Organization Avenue Appia 20 1211 Geneva 27. Switzerland ...
www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?pid=S0042-96862007000800014&scr...
Use of a Major Medical Center Clinical Laboratory as a Reference ...
... was planned to consist of a reference hospital, regional hospitals, ..... World Health Organization. Health laboratory services in support of primary ...
www.clinchem.org/cgi/content/full/49/1/162
Health in the Americas: Volume I and Volume 2
by Pan American Health Organization, Pan American ... - 2002 - Medical - 1056 pages
... World Health Organization ... which is the national reference hospital, although its operations are hampered by financial limitations. ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=9275115877...
Quality improvement of integrated child health care management ...
An objective of the World Health Organization (WHO) is to control the most prevalent childhood .... as well as paediatricians from the reference hospital. ...
fampra.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/20/1/74 - Similar pages -
by H Guiscafré - 2003
Clinical and operational value of the extensively drug-resistant ...
... Tradate, 2 E. Morelli Hospital, Reference Hospital for MDR and HIV TB, Sondalo, ... 12 Stop TB Dept, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. ...
www.erj.ersjournals.com/cgi/content/full/30/4/623
by GB Migliori - 2007 - Cited by 24 - Related articles - All 4 versions
AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma in a reference hospital in the state ...
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate survival determinants of AIDS-related KS (AIDS-KS) among in-patients in an AIDS reference hospital in the state of Rio Grande do Sul ...
gateway.nlm.nih.gov/MeetingAbstracts/102201216.html
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Note added at 1 day10 hrs (2009-03-21 20:19:19 GMT)
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Simon, I hadn't read your explanation. What's described can only be a social experiment, because the scenario flies in the face of universally recommended health management. As we speak, I'm translating a 53-page document on the subject.
Here's what I know. In health management, there are three levels of hospital service. At the first level you have local hospitals that are only equipped to provide general types of services. At the second level the hospitals serve a larger region and receive cases that can't be handled at the first level. Of course, they also treat patients with less complex conditions. At the top you have hospitals with really complex equipment and the capacity to provide cutting-edge medical care. These are the reference hospitals.
While it's possible that a patient could check into emergency and receive the entire gamut of treatment at such a hospital, it is against public health policy in most countries to encourage this scenario because it's expensive. The preferred route is to start with a primary care physician or health clinic and move up through the system. On the other hand, in an emergency - for example a newborn with a life-threatening condition that can't be treated at a lower level - such a case would be sent straight to the top.
All contempary health care reform is predicated on the three-level structure because anything else is too costly.
For these reasons, I can only understand that "alta resolucion" is a third-level hospital. It's also possible that the newspaper article didn't get the straight scoop (I know some pretty imaginative newspaper writers - one in particular, who writes what he wants and never checks his facts).
SINCE NOTHING IS CLEAR IN YOUR TEXT, YOUR BEST CHOICE MAY BE TO GO FOR A NONCOMMITAL TRANSLATION SUCH AS "HIGH-RESOLUTION HOSPITAL"
Examples:
There are three levels of hospital complexity considered in this factor ranging from small hospitals with relatively stable staff and organization structures to dynamic multimission
hospitals and centers.
www.opm.gov/classapp/DECISION/2002/06731101.pdf
Hospital de Alta Complejidad
The high Complexity Hospital Fulfills Three Different Activities: ... national and international levels, and of the continuous education of local ... [a bad translation, but you can see what it does if you check out the site]
www.hacfsa.gov.ar/en/index.php
We recently had a big discussion about this at http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/medical_general...
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Note added at 13 hrs (2009-03-20 23:21:08 GMT)
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"Reference hospital" is the term used by the World Health Organization to refer to hospitals that accepts complex cases referred to it for cutting edge diagnosis and treatment.
28,900 for "reference hospital". (0.20 seconds)
Bulletin of the World Health Organization - A comprehensive ...
It arrived at 2 pm and reached the reference hospital (120 km) after 5 pm. ..... 2009 World Health Organization Avenue Appia 20 1211 Geneva 27. Switzerland ...
www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?pid=S0042-96862007000800014&scr...
Use of a Major Medical Center Clinical Laboratory as a Reference ...
... was planned to consist of a reference hospital, regional hospitals, ..... World Health Organization. Health laboratory services in support of primary ...
www.clinchem.org/cgi/content/full/49/1/162
Health in the Americas: Volume I and Volume 2
by Pan American Health Organization, Pan American ... - 2002 - Medical - 1056 pages
... World Health Organization ... which is the national reference hospital, although its operations are hampered by financial limitations. ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=9275115877...
Quality improvement of integrated child health care management ...
An objective of the World Health Organization (WHO) is to control the most prevalent childhood .... as well as paediatricians from the reference hospital. ...
fampra.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/20/1/74 - Similar pages -
by H Guiscafré - 2003
Clinical and operational value of the extensively drug-resistant ...
... Tradate, 2 E. Morelli Hospital, Reference Hospital for MDR and HIV TB, Sondalo, ... 12 Stop TB Dept, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. ...
www.erj.ersjournals.com/cgi/content/full/30/4/623
by GB Migliori - 2007 - Cited by 24 - Related articles - All 4 versions
AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma in a reference hospital in the state ...
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate survival determinants of AIDS-related KS (AIDS-KS) among in-patients in an AIDS reference hospital in the state of Rio Grande do Sul ...
gateway.nlm.nih.gov/MeetingAbstracts/102201216.html
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Note added at 1 day10 hrs (2009-03-21 20:19:19 GMT)
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Simon, I hadn't read your explanation. What's described can only be a social experiment, because the scenario flies in the face of universally recommended health management. As we speak, I'm translating a 53-page document on the subject.
Here's what I know. In health management, there are three levels of hospital service. At the first level you have local hospitals that are only equipped to provide general types of services. At the second level the hospitals serve a larger region and receive cases that can't be handled at the first level. Of course, they also treat patients with less complex conditions. At the top you have hospitals with really complex equipment and the capacity to provide cutting-edge medical care. These are the reference hospitals.
While it's possible that a patient could check into emergency and receive the entire gamut of treatment at such a hospital, it is against public health policy in most countries to encourage this scenario because it's expensive. The preferred route is to start with a primary care physician or health clinic and move up through the system. On the other hand, in an emergency - for example a newborn with a life-threatening condition that can't be treated at a lower level - such a case would be sent straight to the top.
All contempary health care reform is predicated on the three-level structure because anything else is too costly.
For these reasons, I can only understand that "alta resolucion" is a third-level hospital. It's also possible that the newspaper article didn't get the straight scoop (I know some pretty imaginative newspaper writers - one in particular, who writes what he wants and never checks his facts).
SINCE NOTHING IS CLEAR IN YOUR TEXT, YOUR BEST CHOICE MAY BE TO GO FOR A NONCOMMITAL TRANSLATION SUCH AS "HIGH-RESOLUTION HOSPITAL"
Examples:
There are three levels of hospital complexity considered in this factor ranging from small hospitals with relatively stable staff and organization structures to dynamic multimission
hospitals and centers.
www.opm.gov/classapp/DECISION/2002/06731101.pdf
Hospital de Alta Complejidad
The high Complexity Hospital Fulfills Three Different Activities: ... national and international levels, and of the continuous education of local ... [a bad translation, but you can see what it does if you check out the site]
www.hacfsa.gov.ar/en/index.php
Note from asker:
| Hi Muriel and thanks for your help. Your term certainly does seem to be used as standard, but how did you connect it to "Hospital de Resolución"? Thanks again. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
neilmac
: Sound better than "High Resolution" anyway, wherever they got that from.
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Thanks, Neil!
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Alvaro Aliaga
: Hello Muriel. The explanation given by Simon is totally clear. These hospitals are meant to be highly-effective centers. As you can read, in just one visit patients get to be seen by a physician, tested, diagnosed and treated, which is not the common rule
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All I can say is that this is internationally standardized terminology. I've worked for the World Health Organization, dealing with this subject, for over 30 years.
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Edward Tully
: please see Simon's definition
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DePreter
: Shouldn't this be "referral hospital". I could not find the WHO wordlist referred to (thanks for a link). Both 'referral hospital' and 'reference hospital' are used, but 'referral hospital' gets more hits (on WHO site: 10 x more for 'reference hospital').
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Both terms are used. I don't think your comment warrents a 'disagree'.
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Reference comments
75 days
Reference:
Some refs that may help future users
As I need the translation for this myself, I thought I'd give any useful refs I come across:
JAÉN, 18 (EUROPA PRESS) El consejero de la Presidencia de la Junta de Andalucía, Gaspar Zarrías, presidió hoy la inauguración del Centro Hospitalario de Alta Resolución de Alcaudete (Jaén), el segundo de estos centros que la Consejería de Salud pone en marcha en la provincia jiennense en esta legislatura, en un acto al que asistieron el consejero de Innovación, Ciencia y Empresa, Francisco Vallejo y la consejera de Salud, María Jesús Montero. Según informó en una nota la Junta, estas nuevas instalaciones se sitúan como "referente" del modelo de atención sanitaria del futuro, en el que la alta resolución, las consultas por acto único y los más avanzados medios diagnósticos y tecnológicos se aúnan para ofrecer una asistencia de "calidad, innovadora, eficiente y cercana".
http://www.lukor.com/not-esp/locales/portada/06121823.htm
El Hospital de Alta Resolución Especializada -el también denominado CHARE- se convertirá finalmente en el espacio de grandes expectativas y amplios servicios planteado por el ejecutivo municipal ante la Consejería de Salud y el SAS. Con 13.2 millones de euros de inversión prevista (unos 2.200 millones de pesetas), las instalaciones –ya muy avanzadas- incluirán atención primaria, especializada y urgente y áreas como la Quirúrgica, la de Rehabilitación o la de Salud Mental.
Loja y su comarca se benefician así de la red de CHAREs puesta en marcha por la Junta y comprometido por el presidente de la comunidad, Manuel Chaves, en su último discurse de investidura. Esta nueva infraestructura sanitaria conseguirá entre otras cosas evitar desplazamientos de los pacientes, mejorar la capacidad de respuesta de la sanidad pública andaluza y disminuir la presión asistencial de los centros hospitalarios actualmente en activo.
El Hospital de Alta Resolución de Loja acercará así la atención especializada y urgente a los cerca de 40.000 habitantes de Loja, Huétor Tájar, Salar, Villanueva Mesía, Zagra, Zafarraya y Algarinejo, que van a disfrutar de la resolución de su enfermedad o dolecia en un acto único que caracteriza a estos centros de Alta Resolución. Dicho de otra forma, los pacientes que requieran intervención quirúrgica podrán, gracias a la llamada cirugía mayor ambulatoria, recuperarse en su propio domicilio con técnicas menos invasivas que aceleran la recuperación. Pero es que, además, todos los problemas de salud podrán resolverse de una sola vez, ya que los ciudadanos serán vistos por el facultativo, se les realizarán las pruebas diagnósticas necesarias y obtendrán una propuesta terapéutica en un mismo día. A destacar también son las fórmulas de gestión idóneas, los tiempos óptimos de espera y los equipos técnicos de Alta Resolución, mucho más cercano y adecuado a las necesidades de los ciudadanos.
http://www.ideal.es/granada/20080312/local/loja/loja-comarca...
'Acto Único'
La principal línea de estrategia del centro son las Consultas de Acto Único. Este sistema evita desplazamientos innecesarios del usuario y permite reducir las consultas sucesivas. En estos dos años el 69,76% de las primeras consultas se realizaron mediante este procedimiento. En algunas especialidades, como Digestivo el porcentaje alcanza el 90%.
http://www.ideal.es/almeria/prensa/20070804/local_almeria/ho...
CHARE = Centro Hospitalario de Alta Resolución de Especialidades
JAÉN, 18 (EUROPA PRESS) El consejero de la Presidencia de la Junta de Andalucía, Gaspar Zarrías, presidió hoy la inauguración del Centro Hospitalario de Alta Resolución de Alcaudete (Jaén), el segundo de estos centros que la Consejería de Salud pone en marcha en la provincia jiennense en esta legislatura, en un acto al que asistieron el consejero de Innovación, Ciencia y Empresa, Francisco Vallejo y la consejera de Salud, María Jesús Montero. Según informó en una nota la Junta, estas nuevas instalaciones se sitúan como "referente" del modelo de atención sanitaria del futuro, en el que la alta resolución, las consultas por acto único y los más avanzados medios diagnósticos y tecnológicos se aúnan para ofrecer una asistencia de "calidad, innovadora, eficiente y cercana".
http://www.lukor.com/not-esp/locales/portada/06121823.htm
El Hospital de Alta Resolución Especializada -el también denominado CHARE- se convertirá finalmente en el espacio de grandes expectativas y amplios servicios planteado por el ejecutivo municipal ante la Consejería de Salud y el SAS. Con 13.2 millones de euros de inversión prevista (unos 2.200 millones de pesetas), las instalaciones –ya muy avanzadas- incluirán atención primaria, especializada y urgente y áreas como la Quirúrgica, la de Rehabilitación o la de Salud Mental.
Loja y su comarca se benefician así de la red de CHAREs puesta en marcha por la Junta y comprometido por el presidente de la comunidad, Manuel Chaves, en su último discurse de investidura. Esta nueva infraestructura sanitaria conseguirá entre otras cosas evitar desplazamientos de los pacientes, mejorar la capacidad de respuesta de la sanidad pública andaluza y disminuir la presión asistencial de los centros hospitalarios actualmente en activo.
El Hospital de Alta Resolución de Loja acercará así la atención especializada y urgente a los cerca de 40.000 habitantes de Loja, Huétor Tájar, Salar, Villanueva Mesía, Zagra, Zafarraya y Algarinejo, que van a disfrutar de la resolución de su enfermedad o dolecia en un acto único que caracteriza a estos centros de Alta Resolución. Dicho de otra forma, los pacientes que requieran intervención quirúrgica podrán, gracias a la llamada cirugía mayor ambulatoria, recuperarse en su propio domicilio con técnicas menos invasivas que aceleran la recuperación. Pero es que, además, todos los problemas de salud podrán resolverse de una sola vez, ya que los ciudadanos serán vistos por el facultativo, se les realizarán las pruebas diagnósticas necesarias y obtendrán una propuesta terapéutica en un mismo día. A destacar también son las fórmulas de gestión idóneas, los tiempos óptimos de espera y los equipos técnicos de Alta Resolución, mucho más cercano y adecuado a las necesidades de los ciudadanos.
http://www.ideal.es/granada/20080312/local/loja/loja-comarca...
'Acto Único'
La principal línea de estrategia del centro son las Consultas de Acto Único. Este sistema evita desplazamientos innecesarios del usuario y permite reducir las consultas sucesivas. En estos dos años el 69,76% de las primeras consultas se realizaron mediante este procedimiento. En algunas especialidades, como Digestivo el porcentaje alcanza el 90%.
http://www.ideal.es/almeria/prensa/20070804/local_almeria/ho...
CHARE = Centro Hospitalario de Alta Resolución de Especialidades
Discussion
"Los hospitales de alta resolución se configuran como centros de proximidad, ubicados en zonas geográficas alejadas de grandes núcleos urbanos o en áreas con gran crecimiento estacional. Se caracterizan por realizar las consultas por acto único, lo que supone que, en una misma visita, al paciente se le practican las pruebas necesarias, se le ofrece un diagnóstico y se le prescribe un tratamiento."