Go to the doctor without an appointment and without waits

At a time when waiting lists and the difficulty of obtaining a medical appointment are part of the daily life of many citizens, continuous care services are gaining prominence. Sanitas is committed to this model with centers without prior appointments that allow for a quick and high-quality response to the care needs of patients. In this line, the Sanitas Provença Medical Center in Barcelona and the Sanitas Sabadell Medical Center are now expanding the insurer's care network with modern facilities and the latest technological advances, thus reinforcing more agile, accessible, and efficient care.

Knowing that you can count on medical attention when you need it most brings a peace of mind that is difficult to measure. Receiving a quick and accurate response not only helps to solve a health problem, but also allows you to continue with your daily family, work, and personal responsibilities. "In the current context of increased care demand, these services play a fundamental role as an agile and quick solution. They allow us to respond to an evident need of the population without collapsing hospital emergency services, which are conceived and designed to attend to health problems of a very different magnitude and severity," assures Esther Vicente, director of the Sabadell Medical Center.

The advantages are numerous. First of all, because continuous care allows you to receive attention at the exact moment the need arises, without having to adapt or interrupt our daily routine. Any persistent headache, strange pain, or unexpected discomfort does not have to wait to know its diagnosis. "At Sanitas, we guarantee a more agile process for mild or moderate cases, which allows the hospital to concentrate all its resources on the most serious and complex patients," explains Alba López Salmerón, director of the Provença Medical Center.

The most frequent cases

The pathologies can be diverse and, as they point out, they tend to be acute of low or medium complexity. Mild infectious and respiratory processes, otorhinolaryngological or dermatological problems, as well as minor traumas, sprains, or gastroenteritis are part of the day-to-day of the consultations, and in centers, such as the one in Provença and Sabadell, "the vast majority are resolved completely and directly" and without the need to go to the emergency room.

However, the centers have the necessary diagnostic devices to accurately guide almost any clinical situation. The capacity to attend to more serious pathologies is also possible thanks to modern facilities and all the most advanced medical equipment. "This allows us to stabilize the patient, and in case they require high-complexity care, to guarantee their referral to the reference hospital in the fastest and safest way possible".

Coordinated assistance

Thanks to the coordinated work of a multidisciplinary team made up of doctors, nursing staff, and healthcare professionals with extensive experience in urgent care, continuous care is completed by referring cases that require it to specialty centers. The Sanitas medical network maintains different rapid consultation circuits when the case requires it, with access to medical specialties.

In Barcelona, the new Provença Medical Center, recently opened, offers 20 consultation rooms and 20 medical and surgical specialties, in addition to specific diagnostic rooms for cardiology, ophthalmology, and audiometry. The center also has nursing and psychology consultations, as well as clinical analysis in an area of 2,000 m².

The Sabadell Medical Center, inaugurated last December, with an area of 1,900 m², has 13 consultation rooms, offers more than 20 medical and surgical specialties, as well as specific diagnostic rooms for cardiology, ophthalmology, and otolaryngology, and a clinical analysis laboratory with access to the most common tests.

"All our equipment is oriented towards offering an accurate and agile initial assessment at the very moment of the visit, relying on immediate response tests to facilitate urgent decision-making. Likewise, we have the capacity to expand the study through more complex complementary tests on an outpatient basis, guaranteeing an exhaustive and rigorous follow-up of the patient without the need for hospital admission". The incorporation of healthcare technology and the integration of the different services allow for reduced times, improved diagnostic accuracy, and the provision of more efficient and safe care, especially important in urgent situations.

Tranquility and confidence

With referral protocols for any sign of severity or situations requiring specific hospital resources, "patient safety is guaranteed." The coordination of each of the diagnostic phases ensures the optimization of care time and promotes a fast, safe, and efficient care transition.

"In the day-to-day of the continuous care service, patients especially value accessibility and immediacy in care. It is a healthcare resource designed to respond to health needs that cannot be postponed, without the need for an appointment, a fact that provides peace of mind and confidence to our users," they assure at Sanitas.

To request an appointment with the Provença or Sabadell Medical Centers, you can contact the phone numbers 931 036 930 or 931 036 375, use the Mi Sanitas app, or access it from the website Sanitas.es.