The Parliament of Catalonia has approved a motion requiring the Catalan government to set out, within six months, the execution timetable and budget for the future Campus de Salut de la Regió Sanitària Girona, the major hospital and university health project planned between Girona and Salt. For residents, patients and health workers in Girona, Salt and surrounding towns, the decision matters because it puts a formal deadline on when the government must explain how and when the project will move from planning to delivery.

The requirement appears in the Parliament's official records after a plenary debate on the Girona health campus. The project is intended to replace and expand current hospital capacity around the Hospital Universitari Doctor Josep Trueta and to bring together healthcare, teaching and research facilities in a single campus serving the Girona health region.

The parliamentary decision adds pressure to a project that has been discussed for years and that involves the Government of Catalonia, the Catalan Health Institute (ICS), Girona City Council, Salt Town Council and the University of Girona. Readers who want to understand how this newsroom handles official documents can consult our Source Transparency and Editorial Policy.

What Parliament has asked the government to deliver

According to the Parliament's official bulletin and session diary, the government must present both a calendar for execution and the financial provision for the campus within six months. In practice, that means the executive now has a fixed period to specify the planned phases, expected timing and funding framework.

  • A formal execution timetable for the Campus de Salut de Girona.
  • A defined budget allocation for the project.
  • Presentation of that information within six months of the parliamentary mandate.

The Parliament's annual calendar and agenda confirm the plenary context in which the motion was debated. While parliamentary motions do not themselves build the project, they do set a public commitment and create a benchmark against which residents, municipal leaders and healthcare staff can measure progress.

The Parliament has called on the government to fix the execution calendar and budget allocation for the new Campus de Salut and present them within six months.

What the Girona and Salt campus is expected to include

The campus is planned on land between Girona and Salt and is designed as a combined healthcare, academic and research site for the wider Girona health region. The project centres on a new hospital complex linked to training and biomedical activity, replacing the current limitations of the existing Trueta site.

The protocol signed by the involved institutions sets out a shared framework for developing the campus. That agreement links the health campus to hospital care, university teaching, research and territorial planning.

  • A new hospital reference site for the Girona health region.
  • Facilities connected to health sciences teaching and university activity.
  • Space for research and innovation linked to healthcare services.
  • Joint planning between Girona, Salt and the Catalan government.

For nearby residents and commuters, the long-term effect could include construction works, changes in access routes and a future shift in where some specialist hospital services are delivered. For patients and families, the key question remains timing, which is what the new parliamentary deadline is meant to clarify.

What the government has already said about timing

In recent official statements, the Government of Catalonia has said it is moving the project forward according to a schedule and has created a permanent working group to advance development of the campus. That group brings together the administrations and bodies involved in turning the plan into a buildable project.

ICS Girona also published a statement saying President Salvador Illa had reaffirmed the government's commitment to the Campus de Salut de la Regió Sanitària Girona. Those statements indicate political backing, but they do not replace the detailed timetable and budget now demanded by Parliament.

Official statements from the Catalan government and ICS Girona say the project is advancing through a permanent working group and that the government's commitment remains in place.

At this stage, the public documents confirm the commitment, the inter-institutional structure and the parliamentary deadline. They do not yet provide the full execution calendar and detailed budget envelope that Parliament has now requested.

What residents, staff and local councils should watch next

The next practical step is the government's presentation of the timetable and funding plan within the six-month period set by Parliament. That will be the document to watch if you are a resident in Girona or Salt, a hospital worker, a university employee, or a patient interested in when the project could start changing local services.

Readers can also monitor upcoming parliamentary business through the official agenda and annual calendar, and municipal updates from Girona and Salt as planning work progresses. If the government publishes the requested schedule and budget, that should give the clearest indication yet of project phases, expected milestones and when local impact may begin.

For now, the formal change is not a new construction start date, but a binding political request for the government to put dates and money on record. If you have information relevant to this public-interest story, you can reach our newsroom through Contact Us.

Primary sources: Girona City Council (Ajuntament de Girona), Government of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya). Reported by ICS Girona (Institut Català de la Salut - Girona), Parliament of Catalonia (Parlament de Catalunya), Parlament de Catalunya, El Punt Avui.