Post by account_disabled on Feb 20, 2024 2:18:12 GMT -5
The debate about the destination of emergency funds, or any other type of amount focused on alleviating the devastating effects of the coronavirus in Spain, has been at the center of the political debate since the very beginning of the pandemic. With positions on both sides in any area, the question is recurring: is it more important to revive the economy or invest in health? The issue was raised last week by the president of Bankia, José Ignacio Goirigolzarri, who assured before the XIX Congress of Directors of the Spanish Council of Directors and Executives (CEDE) that talking and debating both the COVID-19 vaccine and health expectations were counterproductive .
On the other hand, the future president of the entity that arises from the merger between CaixaBank and Bankia , was betting on spending more time and resources on creating wealth, recovering jobs and reviving the economy, which in his eyes "is what really worries the citizens". In these terms he referred to the European funds that Spain will Middle East Phone Number List receive , of which 23.3 billion euros have been dedicated to paying the benefits of unemployed workers and ERTE . If, as Goirigolzarri suggests, this has not been enough, what would have happened if we turned the tables and used them in healthcare? 17 hospitals, 9,000 healthcare workers, 20,000 trackers... and more For example, and to give a little substance to the figure and calculate the immensity of the money invested in the workers, the sum would be equivalent to purchasing 451 emergency hospitals like those installed in the Community of Madrid to care for those infected by coronavirus.
The first and most controversial of them, Ifema, was built in record time for a value of 59 million euros , while the last, in Valdebebas, involved an expense of 50 million . For the calculation, we keep the most expensive one. Of course, no hospital functions without staff and facilities. On the high side, building one of these centers in each autonomous community would cost 867 million euros , which would leave a margin of 22,123 million euros to spend on hiring doctors, nurses, assistants, offices, maintenance and diets . In the case of the Ifema hospital, the center had around 1,400 beds, including nearly a hundred ICUs. For all this , around 18,755,402.7 euros were invested in equipment and maintenance during the month it was operational , a figure higher than expected but understandable given the urgent circumstances in which it was put into operation.