Osakidetza

Osakidetza

Osakidetza headquarters, Bilbao.
Agency overview
Formed 1984
Preceding agency
  • INSALUD
Dissolved 2002
Jurisdiction Basque Government
Headquarters Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country
Agency executives
  • Jon Darpón Sierra
  • Jon Etxeberria Cruz
Website osakidetza.euskadi.eus/r85-ghhome00/eu

Osakidetza[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

University Hospital of Araba (Txagorritxu), Vitoria-Gasteiz.

Araba

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

Gipuzkoa

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

Biscay

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

See also

References

  1. Osakidetza website: Organization
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