Basurto Hospital.
Flu cases in the Basque Country have increased by 4% in the week following the Christmas celebrations
Libe, the first child in the Basque Country in 2026, was born at 02:43 in the hospital in Mendaro
Pending confirmation from other hospitals, the first New Year's baby is Guipuzcoan, as it was last year, and the second is Xalo, born at 07:11 at the Alto Deba Hospital in Gipuzkoa.
Olentzero and Mari Domingi have been with the children of the Basque cities
Olentzero and Mari Domingi have made their last visit to the children of the Basque Country before handing out their Christmas Eve presents, as the couple have visited the Arriaga Theatre in Bilbao, the Basurto Hospital, the Gasteiz City Council and the Donostia University Hospital.
The medical strike in the ACV on Friday has been followed up similar to the previous days
The Medical Union of the Basque Country will begin four strike days on Tuesday, calling for a statute of its own
The Medical Union of the Basque Country shall strike against the draft Framework Statute. In the face of negotiations, a Statute of its own has been promulgated, which alone may reflect the specific characteristics of the profession and defend a specific regulation.
BOS will offer two children's concerts at Basurto hospital
The interpreters of the Bilbao Symphony Orchestra will perform in the Neonatology Unit and the Paediatrics Service of that hospital in Bilbao.
Osakidetza will begin work on the new external consultation building at Basurto Hospital in October
The Department of Health of the Basque Government has invested 135 million euros in this new infrastructure, which will have an area of 38,000 square metres. In total, 175 new consultations will be opened, divided into two blocks.
The battery of an electric chair exploded in a house in Bilbao and five people were injured
One person has been seriously injured by jumping out of the window to prevent the fire, while four others have had to be treated for smoke inhalation.
The Government will restructure the public health system with five new appointments
The Minister of Health of the Basque Government, Alberto Martínez, will restructure the two vice-administrations with the three new leaders, as well as the Director-General of Osakidetza and the Managing Director of the OSI of Donostialdea.
Osakidetza will offer 173 difficult Primary Care places, 30 more than planned
The Department of Health has reported that the Hselection process will be resolved in July sothat "professionals can start working in health centres as soon as possible".
EH Bildu believes that "it is time to show the commitment" of the Basque Government to close the Health Pact
According to the abertzale coalition, "this is a crucial moment to strengthen the Basque health service" and "turn the privatizing dynamic around." That is why EH Bildu has asked the Basque Government to be "firmly" involved, as well as the PNV and the PSE-EE.
In the ACV last year there were 12,937 births, 3.8 fewer than in 2023, and the lowest number since 1975
Álava is the territory with the largest decrease in births, with 5.5 per cent fewer births, to 2,094; in Bizkaia there were 6,421 births, or 3.7 per cent less, and in Gipuzkoa there were 4,422 births, or 3.2 per cent less.