Canary Islands Health Service Invests Over €5 Million in Digital Healthcare Transformation

The Canary Islands Health Service (SCS) has announced a significant investment of over 5 million euros aimed at modernizing communication equipment and storage systems in health centers throughout the region. This initiative, which is part of a larger digital transformation strategy, is supported by the European Next Generation funds aimed at enhancing the quality, efficiency, and accessibility of healthcare services.

Specifically, the SCS will allocate 5,075,049 euros towards improving data management systems, with an additional 313,523 euros set aside for technological services to support implementation through 2028. The total investment for this modernization effort amounts to 5,388,932 euros.

In conjunction with this initiative, the SCS is advancing its Digital Health Strategy, which has a total investment of 29.3 million euros. This strategy aims to shift the healthcare model from a reactive to a proactive and personalized approach. Key features include an interoperable electronic prescription system to ensure continuity of patient care across the archipelago and a unified clinical history viewer that consolidates patient information into a single, accessible platform for healthcare providers. Additionally, a harmonized dashboard for Primary Care is in development, which will assist healthcare teams in monitoring clinical performance and conducting activity analyses.