Hestia Health Balaguer is joining the Catalan Department of Health’s multiprofessional teaching unit for Family and Community Care in Lleida. The Teaching Committee of the Department of Health’s Multiprofessional Teaching Unit for Family and Community Care approved its inclusion last October, allowing second- and third-year residents in Family and Community Medicine at the Universitat de Lleida to undertake placements at our centre.
This development coincides with the implementation of the new Official Specialty Programme (POE), a national training framework approved by the Ministry of Health that guides residents’ training while allowing each teaching unit to adapt it to its circumstances. At Hestia Health Balaguer, residents will continue to rotate through Geriatrics and PADES (Home Care and Support Teams Programme), a service within the Catalan public network providing comprehensive palliative care at home.
The Geriatrics rotation, previously undertaken in the geriatric emergency department at Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova (HUAV), will now offer three options: the Interdisciplinary Health and Social Care Functional Unit (UFISS), the Semi-Acute Unit at Hospital Universitario de Santa Maria (HUSM) and Hestia Health Balaguer. This reorganisation broadens training options and diversifies learning settings, particularly in older people’s care and intermediate care.
At Hestia Health, we continue to invest in talent and ongoing training as a foundation for high-quality care. We appreciate the trust placed in us and our recognition as a teaching centre. This opportunity encourages us to keep working towards excellence in training and to contribute to the development of professionals committed to people’s wellbeing.