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Servicio de Salud de Castilla-La Mancha

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Health Service of Castile-La Mancha
Servicio de Salud de Castilla-La Mancha (sescam)
Health Care Service overview
Formed2000
Preceding Health Care Service
  • Instituto Nacional de la Salud (INSALUD)
TypePublic Provider
JurisdictionRegional Government of Castile-La Mancha
HeadquartersCalle de los Huérfanos Cristinos 5, Toledo
Health Care Service executive
  • Regina Leal, Directora Gerente
Parent departmentCouncillery of Health
Websitesescam

The Health Service of Castile-La Mancha (Spanish: Servicio de Salud de Castilla-La Mancha, sescam) is the public agency responsible for the system of public health services in the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, Spain.

History

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The headquarters are located at the Calle de los Huérfanos Cristinos, in Toledo,[1] the regional capital. Legally created in 2000, it was not until two years later, on 1 January 2002, when the SESCAM assumed the services of the INSALUD.[2] Since 2015, Regina Leal serves as managing director of the SESCAM.[3]

The region is divided in 8 health areas: Albacete, La Mancha Centro, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara, Talavera de la Reina, Toledo and Puertollano,[4] with, as of 31 December 2018, a total number of 20 hospitals operated by the SESCAM, 4 additional public hospitals not operated by the SESCAM and 8 private hospitals.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "El Sescam "resucita" el proyecto de su nueva sede tras aparcarlo tres años por otras prioridades". ABC. 15 May 2006.
  2. ^ "Servicio de Salud de Castilla La Mancha". Computing. 16 January 2004.
  3. ^ "Regina Leal será la gerente del SESCAM". Lanza Digital. 15 July 2015.
  4. ^ Sánchez Garzón, Teresa (7 January 2019). "Dividido en ocho áreas y con nuevas zonas básicas de salud: Castilla-La Mancha estrena Mapa Sanitario". eldiario.es.
  5. ^ "Hospitales por provincia, área de salud y dependencia funcional" (PDF). Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha. 31 December 2018. p. 29.