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Vigo Radiologists End Month-Long Strike With Deal to Expand On-Call Coverage

The hospital now faces clearing roughly 3,600 delayed imaging studies.

Concentración de profesionales de Radiología en el Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, en Vigo, el segundo día de la huelga indefinida de este servicio.
Caballero, con Elena Chávarri (a su dcha.), Adriana Caldera (a su izq.) y Mónica Fernández, del comité de huelga de los radiólogos.
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Overview

  • The agreement sets a phased calendar: from 1 December, three in-person guards on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays, expanding to five weekdays next year and to seven days the following year.
  • About 3,600 studies were not completed during the stoppage, adding to waiting lists as oncology cases were prioritized and some MRI work was shifted to a Galaria mobile unit.
  • The new third in-person guard will absorb the previously localized MRI on-call slot.
  • Six radiology posts remain unfilled, and Sergas cites a shortage of specialists and reliance on the MIR pipeline as constraints on rapid expansion.
  • The strike, called by the O’Mega union, was backed by 23 of 27 on‑call radiologists, and overtime sessions were halted during the stoppage, further limiting throughput.