The Virgen de la Victoria University Clinical Hospital in Málaga has activated the new facilities for Otorhinolaryngology, which expand space for consultations and tests following a renovation that has doubled the number of professionals.
The Virgen de la Victoria University Clinical Hospital in Málaga has launched the new functional area of Otorhinolaryngology after a thorough structural renovation that began at the end of last year. The specialists in this field have been working in these facilities since the end of July, although the true pace of activity will be measured in September, when the usual demand returns to the centre.
The service attended to over 40,000 patients in 2025, compared to the 30,000 it received before the pandemic. This increase of 10,000 people, a 33.3% rise, has triggered an intervention that has also allowed the staff to expand from six to sixteen specialists in just a few years.
The new facilities include a high-fidelity soundproofing space for audiometries and an area designated for outpatient surgical techniques. The renovation has been guided by three criteria: safety, fluidity, and humanisation of the care environment.
The main organisational novelty is two independent circuits: one for direct medical care and another specific for nursing and tests. This separation aims to ensure patient privacy and create a "noticeably quieter and more orderly environment, ideal for conducting clinical examinations and specialised diagnostic procedures," according to the hospital.
"This renovation responds to a need to adapt the distribution of spaces to the actual care activity of the service. The creation of differentiated circuits not only optimises internal transit but also represents a qualitative leap in privacy and the overall experience of patients during care."
This is explained by Óscar Cazorla, head of the Otorhinolaryngology service, who highlights that the audiometry area features acoustic insulation "with parameters far superior to the conventional average," designed for hearing tests in patients with hearing loss or candidates for cochlear implants.
The renovation also includes an outpatient surgical area for procedures that do not require a conventional operating room or continuous intravenous therapy, which reduces waiting times and allows for more personalised care. The unit also has a separate space for complex wound care.
Before the opening, the managing director of the complex, Jesús Fernández Galán, supervised the facilities during a technical visit with the management team, representatives from the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC), and service users, whose contributions were collected to adjust the architectural solutions.
This action is part of the infrastructure renewal plan that the hospital complex is developing in its centres: the Clínico, the Marítimo de Torremolinos, the Hospital de Benalmádena, the Valle del Guadalhorce, and the San José Obrero Specialties Centre. The goal, according to the centre, is to continue providing "high-quality, accessible, safe, and person-centred healthcare."
The new ENT area is already operational for patients referred from Primary Care and related specialties, with the expectation that full activity will be consolidated after the summer.
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