The accreditation values the facilities and equipment, training and qualification of professionals, research and teaching, the efficient management of resources and quality care focused on the patient
The Spanish Society of Emergency Medicine (SEMES) has accredited for the first time the technical competence and efficiency of the organisation of the Paediatric Emergency Department of Son Espases for the quality of health care and has reaccredited, after four years, the value of the Adult Emergency Department.
This accreditation was created in 2004 as a way of assessing compliance with quality and patient safety indicators, as well as the structure and organisation of the services.
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The quality of care of the paediatric and adult emergency services of Son Espases, accredited by SEMES
It is an evaluation process carried out by a group of external professionals and involves objective, rigorous and independent recognition by a scientific society.
The president of SEMES, Manuel J. Vázquez, and the head of Accreditation and Quality, Sonia Jiménez, went to Son Espases to hand over the accreditations in person. During the ceremony, Vázquez stated that the aim is to improve the care provided in emergency departments and guarantee patient safety through accreditation and the creation of the speciality of emergency medicine.
For her part, the head of Accreditation and Quality, Sonia Jiménez, stressed that the perseverance of many professionals has made it possible to have a tool for improvement aligned with European standards, the use of which allows the structure and operation of the emergency services to be homogenised.
While the Paediatric Emergency Department at Son Espases is receiving this accreditation for the first time, the Adult Emergency Department has already consolidated it. Both comply with a series of requirements that have been maintained over time, such as comparability, validation, evaluation and continuous updating, to offer higher-quality healthcare. The facilities, equipment and human resources; the training and qualification of professionals; research, teaching, efficient resource management and patient-centred quality healthcare are evaluated.
The president of SEMES, Manuel J. Vázquez, and the head of Accreditation and Quality, Sonia Jiménez, went to Son Espases to hand over the accreditations in person. During the ceremony, Vázquez stated that the objective is to improve the care provided in emergency departments and guarantee patient safety through accreditation and the creation of the speciality of emergency medicine.
For her part, the head of Accreditation and Quality, Sonia Jiménez, stressed that the perseverance of many professionals has made it possible to have a tool for improvement aligned with European standards, the use of which allows the structure and operation of the emergency services to be homogenised.
While the Paediatric Emergency Department at Son Espases is receiving this accreditation for the first time, the Adult Emergency Department has already consolidated it. Both comply with a series of requirements that have been maintained over time, such as comparability, validation, evaluation and continuous updating, to offer higher-quality healthcare. The facilities, equipment and human resources; the training and qualification of professionals; research, teaching, efficient resource management and patient-centred quality healthcare are evaluated.
This recognition confirms that the two emergency departments at Son Espases are pioneers in organisation and planning. Bernardí Comas, head of the Adult Emergency Department, assures that this re-accreditation is not only an effective evaluation tool but also serves to detect deficiencies and areas for improvement, such as patient safety and accessibility. For her part, Victòria López Corominas, head of the Paediatrics Department, is grateful for the distinction as a recognition and a challenge to always maintain the same level of quality.
More cases attended
This achievement has been achieved in a context of an increase in the number of emergencies attended annually at the HUSE. In 2024, 171,514 were accounted for: 140,329 adults and 31,185 children. The former figure represents an increase of 3.47% of cases compared to the previous year (135,623), or 7.25% compared to 2019, before the pandemic.
Paediatric emergencies have also experienced notable growth. In 2023, 29,814 children were seen, a figure that represents an increase of 4.6% in 2024. Compared to 2019 (27,031 cases), the increase is 15.3%.
These figures confirm not only the growing use of emergency services, but also the need to maintain and reinforce quality standards such as those taken into consideration by SEMES.