The newly-appointed management team at Torrevieja Hospital is calling for calm following claims of chaos has been reported.
The team was keen to re-emphasise that extra staff and specialists have been appointed and that the number of consultations has been increased.
More staff are still being recruited by the Head of Emergencies and new physicians are also being sought. Nursing staff numbers have already been strengthened from 36 to 49 nurses and from 22 to 30 auxiliaries.