4. Health

4.1. Registered health professionals per 10.000 inhab.

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                   Doctors        Dentists   Pharmacists  Veterinarians     S.E.N./
                           Dental surgeons                                S.R.N.(*)
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Almería              29,51            2,55          7,90           3,35       30,66
Cádiz                31,40            2,44          7,39           2,90       38,51
Córdoba              34,71            2,64          7,62           5,70       37,11
Granada              34,50            3,62          8,40           2,93       43,21
Huelva               30,90            2,04          6,77           4,73       34,48
Jaén                 24,13            1,94          9,06           3,03       34,19
Málaga               35,50            4,16          6,46           2,65       35,37
Sevilla              43,04            2,84          6,97           2,05       39,97


Andalucía            34,70            2,92          7,42           3,12       37,54
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(*) State Enroled Nurses and State Registered Nurses.

Source: Colegios oficiales respectivos de las provincias andaluzas. Data correspond to 31-12-94.


4.2. Health service establishments

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            Health                         Hospitals
           Centers   -------------------------------------------------------
                      SAS(*) Districts   Conse.  Military  Private    Total
                                          Salud
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Almería         23         2         -        -         -        4        6
Cádiz           28         5         -        -         1        9       15
Córdoba         29         3         -        -         -        2        5
Granada         31         4         -        -         -        3        7
Huelva          19         3         -        -         -        3        6
Jaén            30         4         -        -         -        2        6
Málaga          40         5         -        1         -       15       21
Sevilla         38         4         2        -         1       11       18

Andalucía      238        30         2        1         2       49       84
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(*)The SAS'S hospitals complex, formed by various hospitals, are contabilized like an only center.

Source: Consejería de Salud. Servicio Andaluz de Salud. Año 1994.


4.3. Hospital activity rates (*)

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             Occupation      Average  Substitution      Rotation            Frecuency
             percentage  stay (days)      interval   Patient/Bed   per thousand cases
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Almería            88,0          7,8           1,1          46,0                 79,7
Cádiz              74,2          7,9           2,7          43,8                 74,3
Córdoba            82,7          8,6           1,8          40,8                 86,7
Granada            77,4          8,1           2,4          42,9                 95,8
Huelva             76,0          7,4           2,3          46,9                 78,9
Jaén               76,6          7,1           2,2          49,4                 90,6
Málaga             76,3          7,9           2,5          43,6                 73,2
Sevilla            83,0          9,1           1,9          38,3                 74,1

Andalucía          79,1          8,1           2,2          42,7                 80,1
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(*) Hospitals of Servicio Andaluz de Salud (public hospitals).

Source: Consejería de Salud. Servicio Andaluz de Salud. Año 1994.