Hospital Clinic – University of Barcelona High Isolation Units Situation in Spain Sarah Lafuente Hospital Clinic – University of Barcelona May 2007
Spain: Population: 44.5 M 0-14 y: 14% >65 y: 17% Urban pop: 78% # acute care Hospitals: 562 # of hospital beds: 130.037 17 Autonomous Regions 1 Central Department of Health
Spain: Highly Infectious Diseases Imported diseases: VHF Bioterrorism: Anthrax, Smallpox, other Emerging Infections: SARS, Flu A(H5N1) National Protocols for diagnosis and treatment
Spain: Diagnostic facilities Special High Security Labs (BSL4): (only for veterinary purposes) Algete (Madrid) CESCA (Barcelona) Special human pathogens Lab: Centro Nacional de Microbiologia (Majadahonda) Reference international Labs: CDC, UK, France
Spain: Unknown number of HIU* Different definitions for HIU* - respiratory isolation (negative pressure) Some public Hospitals designated as “Reference Centers” for suspected cases Madrid Barcelona Only tested during SARS outbreak (no cases). We are working on gathering this data* Pandemic Flu planning will help on that