€700,000 Funding Secured for La Lajita Medical Specialty Center Project
The Health Department of the Government of the Canary Islands presented today, before the Regional Parliament’s Health Commission, the latest advances in the procedure to build the Center for Specialty Care (CAE) in La Lajita, on the island of Fuerteventura.
“Our goal is to start construction during this legislature, because the La Lajita CAE is a much‑needed and highly anticipated infrastructure for the southern part of the island,” said Esther Monzón, highlighting that the upcoming SCS budget includes a €700,000 allocation for the project.
Monzón added that significant steps have already been taken to make the centre a reality as soon as possible. After the free‑transfer of the land parcel from the Pájara City Council was completed, a topographic survey of the site was commissioned. This essential technical work was finished and delivered in May of this year, allowing the process to move forward.
Procurement and Technical Studies
Parallel to the land work, the department attempted to contract a geotechnical study through the Dynamic Acquisition System, a public‑contracting rationalisation tool that is open to any qualified company.
“Since no company was registered in the system capable of undertaking the study, we opted for an open‑procedure contract,” the minister explained.
Regarding the architectural project tender, Monzón reported that the technical specifications for hiring the design team have been finalized under a harmonised open procedure. The justification report has been sent to the Delegated Intervention for prior audit; if no objections arise, the tender dossier will be published.
“This will allow us to tender and award the design work as soon as possible, followed by its review and approval,” she affirmed.
Service Portfolio
According to the already approved functional plan, the La Lajita CAE will have a minimum built area of 16,000 m², making it an ambitious centre designed to meet current and future health needs of the local population. The facility will offer a broad, modern, and well‑scaled range of specialised services for residents of the island’s south.
Outpatient consultations and functional testing area
- 22 medical specialty consultation rooms
- 11 nursing and midwifery consultation rooms
- 5 treatment rooms
Specialised units
- Mental health
- Early intervention
- Rehabilitation and pain management
- Home hospitalisation service (HADO)
Additional facilities
- General day‑hospital
- Hemodialysis unit
- Ambulatory surgery
- Imaging diagnostics
- Laboratory and blood bank
These services aim to bring specialised healthcare closer to the community, reducing the need for residents to travel to other parts of the island for treatment