Overview
- About half of the 46 radiologists at the Vigo health area are involved, with 27 on-call specialists driving the action that began Monday.
- The health authority reported 68 diagnostic tests canceled in the morning alone—60 at Álvaro Cunqueiro and 8 at Meixoeiro—with nearly a hundred appointments suspended over the day.
- Union O’Mega estimates roughly 90% participation among on‑call staff, while Sergas cites a 34% morning follow‑up by counting the entire department.
- Striking radiologists say urgent imaging demand has climbed sharply over the past decade, citing emergency CT requests rising from 13,053 in 2016 to 21,496 last year.
- Minimum staffing requires ten radiologists, which does not cover scheduled studies, and Sergas says reinforcing guards is constrained by a shortage of available professionals.