Primary care centers recorded 6,107,908 consultations, 126,000 more than in the same period of 2025, while urgent care points (PAC) attended 482,153 patients, a 6.9% increase. Galicia's Summer Health Plan, active since June, provided health areas with the necessary tools to organize resources and maintain care activity.
In addition to financial resources, a pool of 1,049 volunteer professionals was activated (239 physicians and 810 nurses), and temporary voluntary mobility was enabled towards centers with greater needs or seasonal care pressure. Specific reinforcements were also established for high-attendance events.
Luis León also highlighted that this planning allowed for the incorporation of new specialists into the Galician public health system, retaining 237 out of 306 physicians who completed their MIR training, including 96 new specialists in Family and Community Medicine.
The manager recalled that the shortage of specialists in family medicine is a structural problem for the national health system. The Xunta is using its powers to attract, stabilize, and retain professionals, while calling on the Ministry of Health for measures to increase the availability of specialists. The merit-based selection process has helped fill 521 hard-to-fill medical positions.
Regarding the health centers in Curtis and Teixeiro, both have two family medicine positions with shared coverage. One physician consults in Curtis for part of the morning, and another in Teixeiro, aiming for a balanced distribution of patient lists, with a limit of 1,500 per physician.
He clarified that the occasional departure of a physician to accompany a patient when their clinical condition requires it does not mean the center is left without assistance. In such cases, care is also provided by nursing staff, home support teams, and resources from nearby centers, in coordination with the 061 emergency service.
