A woman was critically injured this Saturday at midday when a lamppost fell in Sabadell, according to reports from Civil Protection, the Generalitat Fire Department, and the SEM (Emergency Medical Service). The incident occurred on the promenade between Plaza Mayor and Calle del Pedregar, very close to the city hall. Rescue teams received the call at 12:39 PM. All indications are that this part of the streetlight fell as a result of... the severe stormsWhen the lamppost fell, it also caused minor injuries to a man. Both injured parties were taken to Parc Taulí Hospital in Sabadell by the Medical Emergency System (SEM), which dispatched three ambulances. Four fire crews from the Generalitat Fire Department worked to remove the fallen lamppost from the middle of the street and sealed off the electrical wiring to prevent further incidents.

The Medical Emergency System (SEM) is looking for a new company to manage two of the four medicalized helicopters that operate in Catalonia so that the current company, Eliance,, has repeatedly breached its contractual obligationsSpecifically, it has not replaced the vehicles while they undergo maintenance inspections, although it is its obligation to provide a backup helicopter, according to its contract.

The public tender for the management of medical transport, the highest of the Catalan Government, already has winners. Six companies and temporary unions of companies (UTE) will share the contract of the Medical Emergency System (SEM) in the next five years, valued at almost 2,000 million euros. These companies are Falck Servicios Sanitarios, the UTE Transporte Sanitario de Barcelona, ​​​​the UTE La Paz - Direxis Salut, Ivermon Ambulàncies Egara, Transporte Sanitario de Cataluña and Sanir Movilidad Sanitaria.