The LGBTI rights organization Ben Amics demanded this Thursday the closure of the Gender Identity Clinic at Son Espases hospital for carrying out, as it denounces, "systematic transphobic practices" and having become "the main obstacle to starting the healthcare transition".

The Nursing Director of Son Espases, Natalia Vallés, submitted her resignation from the position this Thursday due to disagreements with the hospital manager, Cristina Granados. The departure opens a new rift within the center's leadership, following the resignation of the Director of Management and General Services, José Antonio Visedo, and the workplace harassment complaint filed by the former Head of Communication, Sabrina Vidal.

A 40-year-old man was transferred this Thursday to Son Espases hospital in serious condition after falling from a height of about five meters in Fornalutx. The accident took place around 7 a.m., when Emergency services received the notice that a person had fallen from a residence and needed an urgent assessment.

The former head of Radiology at Son Espases University Hospital, Joan Palmer, has stated that he felt "disregarded" during his last year as head of the service at Son Espases University Hospital. In a message posted on social media, the specialist, now retired, has demanded that the Balearic Health Service (IB-Salut) not "look the other way" in the face of situations that affect the health of professionals.

"The investigation depended on the manager." This is how Sabrina Vidal, former head of Communication at Son Espases, responds to the statements of the general director of IB-Salut, Javier Ureña, who has stated that the former professional had not reported the harassment situation that, according to her version, she suffered during her time at the center to the occupational risk prevention services. Vidal directly points to the hospital manager, Cristina Granados, and assures that she was told that the appropriate action was to create an investigation group, but that the one who had to lead it or designate it was the manager herself. "They told me not to report her, because the appropriate action is to form an investigation group to determine what is happening, and the one who leads it or appoints the person responsible is the manager herself. It is a perverse system," explains Vidal.

Sabrina Vidal, former head of communication at Son Espases University Hospital, has publicly denounced, through a LinkedIn post, having suffered humiliations and pressures during her time as director of the center. Vidal assures that a manager from the general management repeatedly told her "you shut up, you have no idea" in front of about fifteen people during weekly management meetings.

The SATSE nursing union reported this Tuesday the "serious situation" this summer in the maternity and pediatric area of the Son Espases University Hospital due to staff shortages, and accused IB-Salut of "putting the safety of nurses and children at risk." According to the union, the lack of professionals leads to overtime, denial of leave, and growing exhaustion among workers.

A patient from the Psychiatry area of Son Espases hospital has caused a fire, which was quickly extinguished without causing significant personal or material damage.

A three-year-old boy has been very seriously injured after falling from the first floor of a building in Inca. The events, as reported by SAMU 061, took place this Wednesday around 4 p.m. on Mossèn Andreu Caimari street. According to initial hypotheses, it could have been an accidental fall while he was playing.

The future expansion of the Palma metro to Son Espases hospital, which has already been released for public consultation and represents one of the Govern's most ambitious short-term mobility projects, crosses areas with a high risk of flooding. The project incorporates an environmental impact study that confirms this structural constraint, as it affects all proposed alternatives and could determine both the final route and the environmental viability of the project.

The Union of Doctors of the Balearic Islands (Simebal-CESM) maintains the strike planned for next week, from April 27 to 30, against the draft of the Framework Statute due to the lack of agreement with the Ministry of Health. The strikes, the third this year, are maintained after the different meetings held with the Ministry regarding the demands of the Strike Committee, focused on achieving decent working conditions for doctors and the guarantee of public healthcare, Simebal stated in a press release collected by Europa Press.

Son Espases University Hospital has begun to reschedule non-urgent surgeries and reinforce the emergency service staff due to the peak in healthcare demand registered since Wednesday, a situation that has also forced a review of the planned activity for next week.

Palma will have a new metro line connecting the Intermodal Station with Son Espases University Hospital in just ten minutes. The infrastructure, expected to be operational by 2033, will represent a significant expansion of the urban rail network and improve connections to several neighborhoods and key facilities in the city. The project envisions a route of approximately six kilometers, although only four will be newly constructed and entirely underground. The line will depart from the Intermodal Station and utilize the existing Jacint Verdaguer and Son Costa stations, extending with new stops at Son Hugo, Son Rossinyol, Son Espases, and Secar de la Real, before reaching Son Serra Perera.

The overcrowding in the Emergency Department ofSon Espases University Hospital It continues to create critical situations, with patients potentially spending days waiting for a bed and surgeries being canceled due to lack of availability. The situation remains critical despite the contingency plans of the Balearic Islands Health Service (IbSalut), according to complaints from unions and healthcare professionals at the hospital. As an operating room professional, who wished to remain anonymous, explained to ARA Baleares, "With no beds available, patients cannot be operated on." The Balearic Islands Health Service confirmed that on Thursday there were 77 patients awaiting admission to Son Espases Hospital, which it described as a "peak in demand" due to the flu and the admission of chronically ill patients. However, union sources such as USAE emphasize that the situation is beyond normal and seriously affects the quality of care.

The Balearic Islands Federation of Health and Social Services Sectors of the CCOO union has warned of a new collapse in the Emergency Department of Son Espases University Hospital, where more than 70 patients are awaiting admission to a ward. According to a statement released by the union, this situation is creating a "significant backlog in care," with patients remaining for hours in the Emergency Department waiting for a hospital bed. This, CCOO pointed out, directly impacts the quality of care and safety conditions for both patients and staff. The union deemed it "unacceptable" that the hospital is keeping resources idle while the department is overcrowded. "It is not normal to have dozens of patients waiting for admission when there are beds that should be made available immediately," the statement read.

Over the past 25 years, the public health system of the Balearic Islands has undergone a profound transformation marked by the construction of new hospitals and the closure of old ones. Son DuretaTechnological modernization and the brutal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic have shaped the Balearic healthcare system since the late 1990s. For decades, Son Dureta Hospital (opened in 1955 as the Virgen de Lluc Health Residence) was the island's main referral center. However, over time its facilities became outdated, and in the early 2000s, with the People's Party (PP) in power, the political decision was made to build a new main referral hospital, Son Espases, disregarding the previous agreement of the Pact for Progress with the national government to renovate the old hospital's facilities. The process culminated in January 2012. when the definitive closure of Son Dureta was certified After the transfer of all services to Son Espases.

A ten-year-old boy was injured Monday afternoon in Palma after falling from the seventh floor of a building on General Riera Street. The investigation, led by the National Police, initially ruled out the involvement of any third parties and is working on the hypothesis that it may have been an accident. According to the reconstruction of events so far, the boy fell from the seventh floor and landed on a car parked on the street, and then on the roadway. There, he was found by Palma Local Police officers who were the first to arrive and began performing CPR. Paramedics from SAMU 061 continued the resuscitation efforts and transported the boy to Son Espases University Hospital in serious condition.

The prosecution accuses the former head of the Otorhinolaryngology Service of the Son Espases University Hospital in Palma of manslaughter due to gross negligence and requests a two-year prison sentence for the death of Joan Comes, the former mayor of Sa Pobla, following an operation.

Son Espases University Hospital The Balearic Islands Health Service has incorporated early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease into the Balearic public health system using a brain amyloid PET/CT. This procedure allows for the detection of the accumulation of the amyloid ß protein in the brain, which is a key biomarker indicating the development of Alzheimer's disease with greater diagnostic certainty, the Health Service explained.

The motorcyclist who was seriously injured in an accident on Palma's ring road this Monday morning remains in critical condition in the intensive care unit of Son Espases Hospital. According to information from the SAMU (National Health Service), the accident occurred at around 5:40 a.m. and the victim collided with another vehicle and was ejected.