They could significantly reduce visits to the emergency room and hospital stays, promote a more direct and serene relationship with the doctor and encourage prevention. The medical houses, promoted by the "Committees for Milan" which support the mayor Giuliano Pisapia, could "change the face" of healthcare in the area. Indeed, since the first months of 2013, with the agreement of all parties. Specifically, according to the definition of the "Committees for Milan", "Medical Homes are multifunctional clinics managed by four or more family doctors, who work in association, making use of the nursing and secretarial services that operate in an integrated way around the patient; one can find medical, social and health assistance and also prevention programmes". A real territorial health centre, which will act as a point of reference in the neighbourhood, and will facilitate access to the family doctor, thanks to wider and more comfortable time slots. About this, Pierfrancesco Majorino, Councilor for Social Policies and Health Culture of the Lombard capital commented: «We have been working on the issue for some time, to offer innovative working methods to general practitioners and to rebuild the territorial organization of healthcare. It is necessary to rebalance the excessive weight of hospitals and clinics in Lombardy with local health services (and, I might add, social ones) that are more efficient, open for more hours and therefore more accessible! i to the citizens". And the localization? The project envisages using abandoned or empty spaces in the Municipality (for example, social housing poles) and renting them out at subsidized prices to doctors, as guaranteed Lucia Castellano, councilor of the House, who has been involved in this project for some time.
December 10, 2012 DoctorNews
