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WHAT:

The Cerdanya hospital forms part of a wider cross-border health care project seeking to ensure the availability of health care to the local population..

WHERE:

Spain, France

HOW:

The cross-border hospital project is the result of a successful partnership between the European Grouping for Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) of the cross-border Hospital of  Cerdanya and the Health Department of the Generalitat de Catalunya. It serves not only as a setting for the treatment of acute medical problems, but also as the core of a network of cross-border health services. Co-financed under Interreg by the European Regional Development Fund, the hospital has been equipped with 64 beds, 32 rooms, 3 operating rooms, 1 birthing room and additional multi-purpose facilities.

RESULTS:  

The project led to the creation of a separate cross-border organisation for the construction and management of this establishment. In practical terms, the hospital resolved a number of secondary issues, such as the recognition of birth and death certificates on both sides of the border. The area of Cerdanya is inhabited by approximately 30000 people, a number which rises to 150000 during peak tourist periods.

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