In 4 regions, already the Houses of Health - The XIX Century

House of Health in Tuscany

Milan. In Lombardy, Tuscany, Veneto and Emilia Romagna the redesign of health , which through the Houses of Health aims to strengthen primary care to save on excess hospitalizations, is already reality. Elsewhere, more or less quickly, trying in recent months, to recover the time lost. Already provided for in the Law Balduzzi in September 2012, the reform of the area of ??medicine, designed to specifically address the issue of chronicity, it is now one of the main chapters within the wider confrontation on the Pact for Health, which will redraw the boundaries Italian Health Service.

But the lack of funds and red tape have slowed the coming on of houses of Health, health care facilities designed to accommodate family doctors and other health professionals Associates to provide assistance 24 hours a day and lighten so the burdens on hospitals and emergency rooms. Among the best practices, Lombardy where the pattern of “caring” is in testing since 2010 and are now in 5 Asl 63 475 chronic patients and 484 physicians involved .

In Veneto, the spread of the form of association of family medicine, however, has already begun in 2001-2004, with spontaneous groupings and today, with the Socio-Health Plan 2012-2016, has outlined the framework for development normative. In Tuscany since 2010 have experienced forms of health care initiative, which now covers 40% of the population and the Houses of Health are for the Regional Minister Louis Brown, real and its “pillars of the regional health care reform.”

Emilia Romagna 56 are currently active and are a reference point for 800,000 people, about a fifth of the population, while 60 are in the program. In Umbria, are actually in Marsciano, where in 2011 it was converted hospital, and Bastia, but soon it will also add to the Trevi. Proceeds more slowly in other regions.

In Calabria was presented a project for the construction of structures 8 , following the example of the models that start in Chiaravalle Centrale, Siderno and S. Marco Argentano. In Puglia working to restructure following the example of St. Paul Regional Multipurpose Center of Bari who has taken charge assisted 15 000 and allowed the saving of at least a thousand admissions “useless”.

In the Marches, by June 2014 will be defined as a sizing program structures: among those to adapt, convert and create from scratch, should be around forty. In New York for 2014 envisages the construction of 48 houses of Health . The first will be in Sezze, Rocca Priora and Pontecorvo and Forlimpopoli and last week, has started a training program for doctors and so-called ‘hospitals in the vicinity. “

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