The Governing Council has approved the construction of three health centres in Carabanchel, Alcorcón and Rivas-Vaciamadrid, with an investment of €42.4 million. The works will be carried out using industrialised construction and will last 378 days.
The Community of Madrid has given the green light to the construction of three new health centres located in the district of Carabanchel, in Alcorcón and in Rivas-Vaciamadrid. The total investment amounts to €42.4 million, as approved by the regional Governing Council.
The three buildings will be erected using an industrialised construction system, which allows for reduced construction times by employing pre-fabricated structural elements that are then assembled with high precision. The works are estimated to last 378 days.
The San Isidro-Quince de Mayo health centre in Carabanchel will have an investment of over €8.7 million. It will replace the current facility of the same name and will serve 16,500 residents of the neighbourhood.
In Alcorcón, the Ensanche Sur health centre will be the ninth primary care resource in the locality. The investment exceeds €17.5 million and will cater to 12,000 users.
Meanwhile, the Barrio de la Luna health centre in Rivas-Vaciamadrid will be the fourth facility of its kind in the municipality. An investment of €16.1 million will be made to provide healthcare coverage to 17,200 residents.
With these new allocations, the regional government continues to strengthen the primary care network. Currently, 27 of the 34 health centres planned for this legislative term are at various stages of execution and development. Of these, seven are already operational: Collado Villalba, Navalcarnero II, Parla Este, Parque Oeste (Alcorcón), Sevilla la Nueva, Las Tablas (Madrid) and Tielmes.
Additionally, the opening of another five centres is planned for this year. These include Enfermera Carmen Vázquez in Móstoles, and four located in Madrid capital: Butarque (Villaverde), Cáceres (Arganzuela), Prosperidad (Ciudad Lineal) and Montecarmelo (Fuencarral-El Pardo).
The construction of these centres responds to the Health Department's plan to expand and modernise primary care, aiming to bring healthcare closer to citizens and reduce waiting lists. The new facilities will include family medicine, paediatrics, nursing consultations, and emergency services, among others.
Residents in the benefiting areas will see improved accessibility to healthcare services, as the centres will be located in new urban expansion areas or where demand for care is high. In the case of Carabanchel, the new centre will replace outdated facilities, while in Alcorcón and Rivas, it will meet the growing population demand.
The execution period for the works, 378 days, will allow the centres to be operational presumably throughout 2027, once the works are completed and the buildings are equipped. The Community of Madrid has highlighted that industrialised construction reduces building time and minimises inconvenience to residents.
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