1. Hospital Clinic – University of Barcelona
High Isolation Units
Situation in Spain
Sarah Lafuente
Hospital Clinic – University of Barcelona
May 2007

2. Spain:
Population: 44.5 M
0-14 y: 14%
>65 y: 17%
Urban pop: 78%
# acute care Hospitals: 562
# of hospital beds:
17 Autonomous Regions
1 Central Department of Health

3. Spain: Highly Infectious Diseases
Imported diseases: VHF
Bioterrorism: Anthrax, Smallpox, other
Emerging Infections: SARS, Flu A(H5N1)
National Protocols for diagnosis and treatment

4. 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

5. 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