General Hospital appoints three cardiologists as permanent staff

The General University Hospital Consortium of Valencia (CHGUV) has resolved the call for specialist physician positions in Cardiology (CO/42/22) and has appointed three professionals as permanent labor staff of the Valencian Health System. The decision was adopted through the Resolution of August 29, 2026, from the Presidency of the consortium, published in the Official Gazette of the Generalitat Valenciana (DOGV) number 10451, dated September 15, 2026, with reference DOGV-C-2026-28504.

The selection process corresponds to the competitive examination (concurso-oposición) convened via the Resolution of October 25, 2023 (DOGV 9730, of November 22, 2023), within the framework of the consortium’s public employment offers from 2018 to 2022. The resolution, signed by Marciano Gómez Gómez, president of the CHGUV and Regional Minister of Health, is issued in exercise of the powers delegated by the Governing Council Agreement of May 10, 2022 (DOGV 9354, of June 3, 2022).

The three appointed physicians

The individuals who have passed the selection process and are appointed, according to the annex of the resolution, are as follows:

• María Begoña Igual Muñoz
• José Luis Melero Ferrer
• Alessandro Pirola

All three join in the category of physician, specialty in Cardiology, as public employees of the Valencian Health System subject to a permanent labor legal regime of the HGUV Consortium, in accordance with article 16.2.d of Law 10/2014, of December 20, on health of the Comunitat Valenciana.

Deadlines and conditions for incorporation

Interested parties will have a period of one month starting from the day following the publication of the resolution to formalize the employment contract and the corresponding assumption of office. The awarded positions are considered positions of the CHGUV/Valencia Health Department-General Hospital, in accordance with the consortium’s collective agreement and the 14th clause of the general bases.

Those who maintain a temporary labor relationship with the consortium shall cease in said relationship effective the day prior to the assumption of office as permanent labor staff. The Human Resources Directorate will formalize the contract and carry out the relevant administrative acts for the material effectiveness of the resolution.

Regulatory framework and appeals

The appointment is in accordance with the provisions of section 13 of the general bases approved by the CHGUV Resolution of June 18, 2021 (DOGV 9127, of July 14, 2021), and the proposal of the corresponding selection committee, with the requirements set forth in sections 1 and 2 of general base 9 being duly accredited. The authorization for voluntary leave to provide temporary services in other entities shall require, pursuant to article 25.3.b.6 of the collective agreement, a minimum of one year of uninterrupted seniority as CHGUV personnel.

Against this resolution, which exhausts administrative remedies, interested parties may file a lawsuit within two months before the social court, in accordance with article 69 of Law 36/2011, of October 10, regulating social jurisdiction.

Relevance for healthcare

The consolidation of these three Cardiology positions reinforces the structural staff of the València-Hospital General health department, reducing temporary employment in a critical service for the cardiovascular care of the population. The definitive filling of positions from the 2018-2022 OPE represents a step toward the stabilization of medical staff within the Valencian Health System and the guarantee of continuity of care in the hospital’s Cardiology area.

Source: Diari Oficial de la Generalitat Valenciana, no. 10451, September 15, 2026, section II (Authorities and Personnel), B) Appointments and dismissals (official reference: DOGV-C-2026-28504).