Osakidetza

Osakidetza-Basque Health Service is the institution created in 1984 in charge of the public healthcare system in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, belonging to the National Health System, created in 1986 and that substituted INSALUD.

Osakidetza-Basque Health Service

Osakidetza-Servicio Vasco de Salud
Osakidetza headquarters, Bilbao.
Health Care Service overview
Formed	1984
Preceding Health Care Service	Instituto Nacional de la Salud (INSALUD)
Type	Public Provider
Jurisdiction	Basque Government
Headquarters	Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country
Health Care Service executive	María Jesús Múgica, Director Gerente
Parent department	Department of Health
Website	osakidetza

The transfer of responsibilities to the Basque government in matters of healthcare was done during the administration of Carlos Garaikoetxea as Lehendakari, after the approval of the Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country in 1979. It is a public healthcare service with a great number of facilities that take care of the needs of the Basque citizens. Its chief is the Secretary of Health of the Basque Government.

Main healthcare facilities

Araba

• Araba University Hospital
• Leza Hospital
• Araba Integrated Sanitary Organization
• Rioja Alavesa Integrated Sanitary Organization
• Araba Mental Health Network

• 
  University Hospital of Araba (Txagorritxu), Vitoria-Gasteiz

Gipuzkoa

• Bidasoa Hospital
• Bidasoa Integrated Sanitary Organization
• Debabarrena Integrated Sanitary Organization
• Debagoiena Hospital
• Debagoiena Integrated Sanitary Organization
• Donostialdea Integrated Sanitary Organization
• Donostia University Hospital
• Eibar Hospital
• Gipuzkoa Mental Health Network
• Goierri-Alto Urola Integrated Sanitary Organization
• Mendaro Hospital
• Tolosaldea Integrated Sanitary Organization
• Zumarraga Hospital

• 
  University Hospital Donostia
• 
  Hospital of the Bidasoa

Biscay

• Barakaldo-Sestao Integrated Sanitary Organization
• Barrualde-Galdakao Integrated Sanitary Organization
• Bilbao-Basurto Integrated Sanitary Organization
• University Hospital Basurto (Bilbao)
• Santa Marina Hospital (Bilbao)
• Cruces University Hospital (Barakaldo)
• San Eloy Hospital (Barakaldo)
• Biscay Mental Health Network
• Ezkerraldea-Enkarterri-Cruces Integrated Sanitary Organization
• Galdakao-Usansolo Hospital
• Gernika Hospital
• Gorliz Hospital
• Urduliz-Alfredo Espinosa Hospital
• Uribe Integrated Sanitary Organization

• 
  Hospital of Galdakao-Usansolo (Biscay)
• 
  Hospital of Gorliz (Biscay)
• 
  Mental Health Network of Biscay (Bermeo) (Biscay)

See also

• Spanish National Health System

External links

• Osakidetza website