Benimàmet Health Center Expansion to Double Size and Enhance Services in 2026
The Benimàmet health center in Valencia is doubling in size and expanding its healthcare services with a nearly €3 million investment, addressing long-standing community needs for primary care improvements.
- • Benimàmet health center size to double from 1,100 to over 2,200 square meters.
- • Healthcare spaces increasing from 16 to 35, including more general medicine and pediatric consultations.
- • Nearly €3 million invested in expansion, with city council providing land.
- • New Continuous Care area with independent emergency access and improvements to women's healthcare.
- • Opposition voices cite staffing and management concerns despite facility upgrade.
Key details
The Benimàmet health center in Valencia is set for a major expansion that will double its size from 1,100 to over 2,200 square meters. This renovation, funded by an investment of nearly three million euros from the regional government and supported by the Valencia City Council through land provision, aims to address long-standing community demands for improved healthcare capacity.
The upgrade will increase healthcare spaces from 16 to 35, with general medicine consultations growing from 10 to 15 and pediatric consultations from 3 to 5. A new Continuous Care area will be established with independent emergency access to streamline patient flow. The project also includes improvements to women's healthcare, a health education room, a blood extraction facility, and a social work unit. Energy-efficient systems will be incorporated for better facility management.
Serving approximately 15,000 residents of Benimàmet and the nearby Beniferri neighborhood, this center is a key primary care facility for the Valencia-Benimàmet health area. The expansion was highlighted by regional health minister Marciano Gómez and Valencia's mayor María José Catalá, who acknowledged over 15 years of community advocacy, notably by local activist Mari Carmen Barea.
Despite the positive development, opposition councilor Eva Coscollà of Compromís criticized the plan as insufficient without additional staffing and improved management, warning that appointment delays could persist with wait times currently reaching up to 11 days. Nonetheless, this project represents a significant step in enhancing primary healthcare services for the community in 2026.
This article was synthesized and translated from native language sources to provide English-speaking readers with local perspectives.
