The Consejo de Gobierno of the Gobierno Vasco has formally approved the free transfer of a municipal plot in the district of Txomin Enea in Donostia / San Sebastián for the construction of the Centro de Salud de Loiola . This completes the transfer of the land prepared by the city administration. Construction work on the site began in January; the contractual construction period is 24 months.
The project is part of the 2025–2032 health infrastructure and equipment programme of the Departamento de Salud and Osakidetza. Construction and medical equipment are budgeted at €9.4 million. The building, with 3,307 square metres of usable floor space, is being built in a central location in Txomin Enea, between Loiola and Martutene, and is intended to bring together and improve primary care in a growing urban area.
Four floors are planned, with a total of 30 consultation and treatment rooms: 11 doctors’ and 10 nurses’ consultation rooms for general practice; 3 doctors’ and 2 nurses’ rooms for paediatrics; 2 rooms for women’s health; and 2 physiotherapy rooms and a gym area. There will also be a wound-care room, blood-draw facilities, a room for additional examinations, an emergency area, group rooms and six individual administrative workstations. The third floor is entirely dedicated to an addiction treatment centre.
Offices for research and teaching are also planned: the institute Biogipuzkoa plans to establish project-based research activities there; the training unit will also be allocated space. According to the authorities, the new building will improve accessibility and expand the services offered compared with the existing site, serving the catchment areas of Loiola and Martutene.
The decision on the land transfer was on the Governing Council’s agenda and follows municipal resolutions to make the site available. It forms part of the policy objectives of the Pacto Vasco de Salud, which seeks to strengthen accessible, community-based public primary care and improve coordination across the system. A total of €1.6 billion is earmarked for the regional infrastructure programme through to 2032.
If construction proceeds as scheduled, the building would mathematically be completed around January 2028. No information is currently available on its opening, potential cost adjustments or delays. The authorities cite the growth of Txomin Enea as a key driver of need and point to the aim of closing existing gaps in healthcare provision in Donostia / San Sebastián.
Editor: Clara Simonichek (Article created with AI assistance).