• Health The Covid breaks even more a wounded primary care

The

president

of the Spanish Society of Family and Community Medicine (Semfyc),

Salvador Tranche

, has died suddenly this morning in Oviedo, news that has caused unexpected shock

and the sympathy and respect reaped by this family doctor

with a long professional career.

The

president

of the Asturian Society of Family Medicine,

Rubén Villa

, has explained to this medium that he is barely able to assimilate the news, even more so after

receiving an email this morning

from his colleague related to

work matters

.

"At 10.43 he wrote me an email and hours later when I heard the news

I thought it couldn't be true

. I'm frozen," he explained.

"We regret to communicate the death of our president, Salvador Tranche," the Society announced, admitting to feeling "deep pain" and being "shocked."

The Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, has also lamented the death of the doctor in a publication on her Twitter account, collected by Europa Press: "Our condolences to his loved ones and the SEMFYC family."

Everyone who knew Tranche today conveys the same feeling, due to the suddenness of the loss of a colleague whom they agree to describe as

tremendously positive

,

firm in the defense of his ideas

,

fully committed

to Primary Care and with whom it was

easy work

.

national reference

The Minister of Health of Asturias,

Pablo Fernández

, has told this newspaper: "I received the news like a 'jug of cold water'. Dr. Tranche was

one of the best professionals I know

,

a national reference

, who was pleasant talk to him, talk and talk, always positive, always looking to

improve the profession

".

In addition to his positivity, Tranche stood out for his kindness and his vital spirit.

A tireless worker, he always fought for the

improvement of Primary Care conditions

.

"He was always looking to

build bridges

, he was a firm defender of his ideas but he never got up from the table," says Rubén Villa.

Tranche worked to improve PC

from all the positions of responsibility and representation that he has held

, both from the presidency of the Asturian Society of Family Medicine, first, and since 2016 as head of the Spanish Society of Family and Community Medicine.

During one stage of his life he

was manager of the IV health area of ​​Asturias

, with headquarters in Oviedo, a stage in which the

network of health centers

was deployed .

A native of Yanci (Navarra), Tranche was

65 years old

.

According to the first information received

pending confirmation,

he would have

died at his home in Oviedo

, as far as a requested mobile ICU went when he began to feel unwell, without being able to do anything to save his life.

With his death,

'the doctor with the permanent smile'

leaves a tremendous void in Primary Care.

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