The medical office of the District of San Juan will be closed during the month of August and the first half of September, as has been done in recent years.
Also they are reduced day care in the office of the hamlet Cañada del Trigo.
This measure is taken, according to the Health Service of Murcia in summer when registering a lower patient load at certain points and answer period optimization services by closing some of the offices of the network and strengthening of media assistance coastal areas by the displacement of people to the coast.
However, the Councillor for Health, Lucia Jimenez, said: "There are dates that Jumilla has less population, since the August holidays even happens on the contrary, as many tourists and families who come to town ", which he considers unfair, again, so far.
Health care will focus on both the Health Center Catholic Kings Avenue.
"In the absence of staff for substitution, the same physicians attention should fold adding to its list of those of his fellow patients," says Lucia Jimenez.
The mayor of Health also said: "Despite this, the coordinator of the Health Center of Jumilla, José Casas, has assured us that the quality of patient care will not be affected."
UME 061
Also it undergoes changes in summer time service EMU (Emergency Mobile Unit) 061. During the month of July of Jumilla are not performing services, using the Yecla, while in August it will be the contrary, being the one of Jumilla providing the care.
In this case the staff remains unchanged.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla