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 nursing union Satse has warned of a new "collapse" in the emergency department of Son Espases University Hospital due to a lack of beds and their mismanagement. According to Erlina Vijande, the union's representative at the hospital, who spoke to Europa Press, there are approximately 70 patients in the emergency department waiting to be transferred to a ward, and in the meantime, they are waiting in various makeshift areas. "The collapse has been worsening for the last three days. Some people have been waiting to be transferred to a ward since January 30th," she stated. Throughout Wednesday, Vijande noted, ambulances were even diverted to Son Llàtzer Hospital, given its better situation. This new "collapse," the union representative pointed out, is due not only to the lack of beds but also to their "poor management." "We demand proper bed management and solutions to the problems, because we've been enduring a heavy workload for years, improvising on the fly, and working grueling shifts," he stated.

Fatal night in PortocristoTwo men died and four other people were injured after two cars collided head-on. The traffic accident occurred this Sunday at 1:06 a.m. at kilometer nine of the Ma-4020 highway, reported SAMU 061.