The year 2023 has been a record year in the surgical activity of the Alt-Empordana hospital
The Figueres Hospital has faced the pandemic with a dramatic increase in surgical interventions. During 2023, it has carried out 4,983 operations, 27.4% more than in 2022 and 40.7% more than in 2019, the year before the health crisis. This figure far exceeds the average of the Health Region of Girona, which has grown by 15.5% compared to 2019.
Figueres Hospital has reduced the waiting list to be operated on by 30.67%
Thanks to this increase in surgical activity, the Figueres Hospital has managed to reduce the waiting list to be operated on by 30.67%. At the end of 2023, there were 2,281 people waiting for an intervention, while at the end of 2022 there were 3,290. In addition, the average waiting time has gone from 182 days to 107 days, that is, 75 days less. During 2023, 5,216 new patients entered the waiting list, 1.82% more than in 2022.
The most requested intervention is that of cataracts, with 447 people waiting
The type of operation that has the most demand is that of cataracts, with 447 people on the waiting list at the end of 2023. In this case, the waiting time from diagnosis to operation is about 50 days Other interventions with a waiting list are knee replacements, with 100 people; hip prosthesis, with 45 people; and neoplasia, with 16 people.