Healthcare centers from different parts of the country confirm that they have activated emergency mechanisms to ensure electrical supply in hospitals and health centers.
This is confirmed by sources from the Gregorio Marañón Hospital in Madrid, indicating that currently "emergency generators are activated" to provide the necessary electrical service to the center. Additionally, the hospital has activated the emergency plan in place to deal with any eventuality.
In situations like this, the aforementioned sources point out that non-urgent interventions and other non-emergency procedures are suspended.
Also, the Sant Joan de Déu Hospital in Barcelona confirms that the center is operating with diesel generators and there is no risk to patients.
Similarly, sources from the Vall d'Hebron Hospital in Barcelona state that generators have been activated to ensure electrical supply and currently have "autonomy for 40 hours." All non-urgent healthcare activities are being postponed, they add.
The 12 de Octubre Hospital in Madrid indicates that the center has electrical supply thanks to the activation of emergency generators.
"Ongoing interventions have continued," state sources from the center, mentioning that all non-urgent operations scheduled for today have been suspended.
"Ordinary activity has been preventively suspended, while urgent and extraordinary care is being provided without any issues. The emergency generators have been operational," also mention sources from the San Carlos Clinical Hospital in Madrid.
The Virgen del Rocío Hospital in Seville calls for calm. They assure that electrical supply is guaranteed at the hospital. "The hospital's generators have great capacity and can be expanded according to needs," they explain.
In the same vein, sources from the Castilla-La Mancha Health Department indicate that "the entire network of public hospitals is operating with the emergency generators they are equipped with."
The Community of Madrid also confirms normalcy in the public healthcare network of the Madrid community. "Ordinary activity has been preventively suspended, while urgent and extraordinary care is being provided without any issues. All hospitals have their generators in order and functioning," they state.
The Ministry of Health, through its X account, has stated that they are "in contact with the Autonomous Communities to assess the extent of the widespread power outage" and make themselves "available."
"Hospital centers have backup systems that ensure supply, but we are vigilant for any incidents," they added.
Sources from the Spanish Renal Foundation, which provides dialysis services in 19 centers in Galicia, Castilla y León, and Madrid, confirm that the centers have maintained their activity this morning thanks to the activation of emergency generators to ensure electrical supply. Dialysis times for the morning shift have been reduced, and the patients scheduled for the afternoon shift could be attended to. "We are trying to monitor the arrival of patients for the afternoon shift," they indicate.