Ibiza hospital cuts A&E case time to 5.59 hours

Can Misses Hospital on Ibiza now resolves A&E cases in an average of 5.59 hours from a patient’s arrival, down from 9.35 hours in June 2023. The Pityusan Health Area reported the change on Monday, 9 November 2026. Patients now reach medical attention in an average of 76.28 minutes, compared with 105.7 minutes in June 2023.

The department also has fewer cases to handle. It treated 48,725 from January to the first week of November, down from 50,462 over the same period last year — a fall of 3.5 per cent.

The health area hired five doctors between 1 October and 1 November, including two for A&E. Can Misses now has doctors in 26 of its 30 A&E posts. Another 14 doctors from other hospital services, primary care and Formentera Hospital help cover shifts and on-call duties.

Topics: Health

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com