Over 17,000 people needed health care from the SUC in Fuerteventura in 2025

Emergency situations that threatened lives increased by five percent.

The Canary Emergency Service (SUC), part of the public company Gestión de Servicio para la Salud y Seguridad en Canarias and under the Health Ministry, attended 17,226 individuals on the island of Fuerteventura throughout 2025.

• These people were involved in 17,973 incidents, a rise of 1.5 % compared with the previous year.
• The majority of interventions were illness‑related, accounting for 14,693 cases.
• The biggest growth was observed in accidents, up almost 12 % year‑on‑year, with 3,280 accident‑related actions (traffic, sports, work, domestic, etc.).

From the total medical assistance provided by SUC professionals:

• 8,951 cases (a 5 % increase) were life‑threatening emergencies that required immediate intervention.
• 4,697 urgent situations (about a 6 % rise) were prioritized by SUC health coordinators—doctors and nurses—based on the severity of injuries or health needs.

SUC staff also deliver tele‑assistance from emergency rooms when mobile resources are unnecessary. In 2025, they handled 1,580 telephone consultations for the island.

Regional Activity in 2025

• SUC assisted 346,434 people across the Canary Islands in 2025, 1 % more than the 343,005 served in 2024.
• The service intervened in 360,367 incidents involving one or more requests for help.

Breakdown of incidents:

• 81.2 % – illness and medical consultations (292,681 cases)
• 3.3 % – medical transport services (11,790 incidents)
• 15.5 % – various types of accidents (55,896 incidents)

Resource activations:

• Total activations: 316,712
• Basic life‑support ambulances – 81.3 % of activations (the highest number)
• Sanitized ambulances – 18,546 activations (5.9 %)
• Medicalized ambulances – 17,649 services (5.6 %)
• Remaining resources included medical helicopters, a medicalized aircraft, medical assistance vehicles, home‑care units, health coordination teams, rapid‑response units, and primary‑care personnel from the islands’ health centers.

Patient destinations:

• Public hospitals received the majority of patients (61 %)
• Primary‑care centers accounted for 15.9 %
• Private clinics handled 8.2 %
• The remaining 14.9 % were discharged at the scene of assistance.