"The work is almost at a standstill, resources are lacking, and there's an ongoing dispute between the company and the local health authority, which is also in conflict with the municipality of San Gavino over the construction of an access roundabout." Alberto Urpi , the mayor of Sanluri and regional councilor for Sardinia al Centro 20Venti, is concerned about the construction timeline for the new San Gavino hospital and its impact on the health of the Medio Campidano healthcare system: "The Region is well aware that much more funding is needed to complete the project, but the budget doesn't include all those resources."
«Beyond the commercials, healthcare in Medio Campidano is under pressure like never before. The emergency room situation is now at its limit: it is called to carry out the work of facilities in Southern Sardinia that are currently closed, with exhausted staff and citizens forced to wait in extremely long lines", reports Urpi.
During the holidays, "entire areas were left without a doctor, and this speaks volumes about how fragile the system is. Added to this is the total unavailability of subsidized places in residential care homes, while in other provinces there are still unused places."
In the background, yet weighing heavily, is the new hospital that isn't there, yet is already draining resources. The mayor of Sanluri is also concerned about the decision to divert three million euros, initially earmarked for the new Sanluri outpatient clinic, to the construction site of the new hospital. "This decision leaves Marmilla unprotected and doesn't address the underlying problem, because three million euros aren't enough for the new hospital: at least twenty million is needed. Why do we keep taking away instead of actually investing?"
"I have the impression," Urpi concludes, "that this majority is looking more to other areas than to Medio Campidano, which is once again treated as a healthcare outskirts."
Enrico Fresu