These are the most common pathologies.
Community In 2023, Madrid received a total of 3,880,933 emergency visits in the region’s 28 public hospitals. who have this service, representing a 0.9% decrease compared to 2022. The percentage of people who ultimately required hospitalization averaged 9.1%.
This is reflected in the latest report from the General Directorate of Public Health of the Ministry of Health, which analyses the types and characteristics of diseases treated in the Madrid Health Service network (SERMAS) for early detection increase in pathologies which may represent new alarm signals or are already the subject of epidemiological surveillance. According to the document, 30% of the population accessed these resources at least once, an average of 1.9 times per year. As usual, the largest number of visitors (56%) were children under 4 years old and adults over 90 years old. The leading cause was traumatic injury, with a total of 532,474 cases recorded. and, within this category, burns and other problems resulting from accidents. The document notes a 30.5% reduction in bronchiolitis due to the introduction of immunization of infants against respiratory syncytial virus since last fall.
Also noteworthy is the increase in demand for eye diseases: 142,000 episodes, up 15.3% from the previous year, led by conjunctivitis. Similarly, the number of ear infections has increased, especially otitis media. In addition, 5,121 citizens, more than half of them men, with sexually transmitted infections were recorded, up 3.6% from 2022. Herpes was the cause of 1,999 visits, as well as other recurrent pathologies – gonorrhea and syphilis.
Mental health
In the area of mental health, mood disorders and non-phobic anxiety disorders predominated, with 33,913 services provided, mainly to women. The balance also includes a decrease of 3.3% in visits for suicide attempts compared to the previous year. In 2023, the highest visits to emergency hospitals, in this order, corresponded to the complexes of Aranjuez, Valdemoro, Móstoles, Fuenlabrada and Collado Villalba, all of which had rates above 700 cases per 1,000 inhabitants. On the other hand, below 324 are Chamartín, in Madrid, Boadilla and Pozuelo de Alarcón.
This study included 28 SERMAS hospitals: 12 de Octubre, Central de la Defense Gómez Ulla, Clínico San Carlos, Dr. Rodriguez Lafora, El Escorial, Alcorcón Foundation, Jiménez Díaz Foundation, Fuenlabrada, Gregorio Marañón or Getafe. Also El Henares, Infanta Cristina, Infanta Elena Valdemoro, Infanta Leonor, Infanta Sofia, La Paz, Princess, Mostoles, Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Prince of Asturias, Ramon y Cajal, King Juan Carlos, Severo Ochoa, Sureste, Tajo, Torrejon, Villalba and Niño Jesus.