The Hospital of Puerto Real in southern Spain (Andalusia) has put at the disposal of its patients and visitors a set of 19 TV screens providing health information and advice.

Thanks to this initiative, the Hospital and the associated speciality centres of El Puerto and Chiclana join the 'Informarse.es Salud' multimedia platform, a multi-channel system established by the health ministry of the Regional Government of Andalusia. The platform aims to disseminate health information of interest to the citizens via TV screens located in the waiting rooms of healthcare centres and in hospital rooms, but also through the Internet and third generation mobile phones.

The LCD (liquid crystal display) screens are 32 inches. 17 of them are placed in the waiting rooms of the Hospital's emergency department, consultation rooms and surgical area, while the remaining two are located in the El Puerto and Chiclana centres respectively.

Through the use of ICT, the health ministry brings the citizens closer to a platform providing useful information in a language that is straightforward and close to the social reality of Andalusia, in an aim to improve the health, quality of life and well-being of the citizens of the region.

The content provided via the platform and the TV screens covers the most frequent health problems, the prevention of diseases and the promotion of healthy habits and living, as well as health advice that is tailor cut to the needs of specific groups and the self-care.

 

Further information: 

• Original news article - Health Portal of the Autonomous Government of Andalusia (in Spanish)
• Informarse.es Salud portal (in Spanish)