Long-term Deprivation of Liberty
Rooms for visits at the
Photograph 36
«Teresa de Calcuta» center
Glass panel in the room
Photograph 37
for visits
159. In respect to health care, the «Teresa de Calcuta» center has a doctor and a
nurse that do not belong to the public health system. From the point of view of
health care, this means that the center is under the authority of Brea de Tajo. The
Primary Care physician there, who has medical records for all of the juveniles in
custody, is consulted and orders the tests and examinations to be performed and
prescribes required medication. Despite the high occupancy at this center, it lacks
basic life support and reanimation equipment. At the time of the inspection visit,
it was noted that one of the minors in custody had a myocardiopathy and tuber
culosis, with a high risk of having a heart attack if he did sports or in the case of
physical effort. At the «Zambrana» center, the health care professionals are lo
cated in the center itself and available to attend minors directly. At the «Las
Palmeras» center, the health care services are provided under an agreement with
the Clínica Madrid, whereby a doctor visits the center two days a week, a psy
chiatrist is available whenever needed, usually once a week, and a registered nurse
goes to the center the day after the psychiatrist’s visit.
THE OMBUDSMAN OF SPAIN
The health care provided in
the centers inspected varies
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