Aina Maria Llabrés, new Deputy Director of Management of Son Espases

The Minister of Health has awarded by free appointment the position of Deputy Director of Management and General Services of the Management of the Hospital Universitari Son Espases to Aina Maria Llabrés Xamena, with a senior management contract regulated by Royal Decree 1382/1985, of August 1. The resolution, electronically signed on November 4, 2026, by the general director of the Health Service of the Balearic Islands, Javier Ureña Morales, by delegation of signature from the minister, is published in the Official Gazette of the Balearic Islands (BOIB) no. 142, of November 7, 2026 (reference 11213).

The process began with the call published in BOIB no. 128, of October 10, 2026 (resolution 10128), which established the bases and functions of the position. The position is part of the organic structure fixed by Decree 79/2023, of September 22, which establishes the basic organic structure of the Health Service of the Balearic Islands, published in BOIB no. 131 of September 23, 2023.

The competence to appoint management personnel lies with the minister competent in health matters, according to article 55.1 of Decree 39/2006, of April 21, which approves the Statutes of the public entity Health Service of the Balearic Islands. However, the minister delegated the signature of calls, resolutions, and senior management contracts to the general director of the Service, a delegation published in BOIB no. 160, of November 23, 2023.

Four candidacies and an evaluation committee

The Evaluation Committee met on October 30, 2026, to examine the applications and evaluate the aspirants. According to the minutes, four candidacies were submitted and all of them provided the required documentation within the established deadline and in the appropriate manner.

The four aspirants were declared suitable, fit, and qualified to hold the position:

• Isabel Rojas Vargas, degree in Business Sciences, with a trajectory in commercial and administrative management in insurance brokerages and companies, especially at Medicorasse, linked to the Official College of Physicians of the Balearic Islands; she holds the B1 certificate in Catalan.
• Aina Maria Llabrés Xamena, degree in Business Sciences, with a C2 certificate in Catalan.
• Antonio Vega López, graduate in Building Construction, currently an engineering technician responsible for the building unit of EMAYA, with a B2 certificate in Catalan.
• Jaime Manera Pedraza, graduate in Business Administration and Management and technician in the direction and management of public health centers, currently a project manager at IdISBa, with a C1 certificate in Catalan.

Profile of the new deputy director

Aina Maria Llabrés Xamena has held various management leadership positions in the Emergency Care Management, at SAMU 061, and at the Son Llàtzer University Hospital. She currently serves as the head of the Management Control section at the Son Espases University Hospital.

According to the resolution, among the candidates declared suitable and after examining the functions of the position and evaluating the accredited professional profiles, the Commission finds that Llabrés Xamena presents a greater suitability for the required profile. The proposal was submitted to the general director of the Service, considering the responsibility and special trust required by appointments by free designation.

Functions of the position

The terms of the call attribute to the deputy directorate of Management and General Services, among others, the following tasks:

• Coordinate and monitor the management contract of the Ponent Health Sector, ensuring compliance with healthcare, economic, and organizational objectives.
• Promote the economic and budgetary planning of the Ponent Health Sector and the Hospital, including the draft budget and expenditure monitoring.
• Supervise billing to third parties and budgetary execution, proposing efficiency and sustainability measures.
• Design logistics, procurement, and purchasing strategies, in collaboration with the corporate services of the Health Service.
• Coordinate asset management, inventory, investments, and the functions delegated by the general director and the managing director of the Hospital.

Appeals

Against the resolution, which exhausts the administrative route, an appeal for reversal may be filed before the body that issued it within a period of one month from the day following its publication, in accordance with article 124 of Law 39/2015, of October 1. A contentious-administrative appeal may also be filed directly before the Contentious-Administrative Chamber of the High Court of Justice of the Balearic Islands within a period of two months.

The appointment completes a key piece of the management team of the main public hospital in the Islands, with direct responsibility for the budget, purchases, and billing of the Ponent Health Sector. The decision comes after a process with four candidacies and affects both healthcare personnel and the center’s users, due to the impact of economic and resource management on healthcare activity.

Fuente: Official Gazette of the Balearic Islands, no. 142, November 7, 2026, sec. II, p. 62477 (official reference: 11213).