Appointment of the competition-examination board for Hospital Emergency Physician

The Human Resources Directorate of the Management of the Servicio Riojano de Salud (La Rioja Health Service) has appointed the selection board for the competitive examination to fill vacant positions in the category of Hospital Emergency Physician, corresponding to the Public Employment Offers of 2023, 2024, and 2025. The decision is formalized through the Resolution of September 18, 2026, published in the Boletín Oficial de La Rioja (Official Gazette of La Rioja) number 183, dated September 23, 2026, in section II (Authorities and Personnel), with reference BOR-A-20260923-II–1085 and file 202609180124580. The appointment comes after the selection process closed its admission phase with 41 applicants.

Regulatory Framework and Background

The call for the selection tests was approved by the Resolution of May 26, 2026, published in the Boletín Oficial de La Rioja number 100, dated May 28. The appointment of the board is supported by clause 12 of the Resolution of April 30, 2025 (Boletín Oficial de La Rioja number 84, dated May 5), which approves the general bases for the selection processes of permanent statutory personnel of the Servicio Riojano de Salud, and by the second section of the resolution of March 1, 2013, from the President of the autonomous body, regarding the delegation of powers to various bodies and the assignment of functions.

The process accumulates three public employment offers and is aimed at filling positions in category E038. The provisional list of admitted and excluded persons was published by the Resolution of July 23, 2026 (Boletín Oficial de La Rioja number 143, dated July 29), and the final list by the Resolution of August 28, 2026 (Boletín Oficial de La Rioja number 167, dated September 1).

Composition of the Board

The selection body consists of five titular members and five substitutes:

• Titular Chairperson: Mª Luisa Berges Ruiz.
• Titular Members: Ignacio Cubián González, Gregorio Fernández Calleja, and Mª Cristina Flaño Fernández.
• Titular Secretary: Ana Espila Navajas.
• Substitute Chairperson: Antonio Ruiz Aguilera.
• Substitute Members: Luisa María Mateo Gallego, María Martínez Díez, and Eduardo Esteban Zubero.
• Substitute Secretary: Ricardo Caro Magaña.

Selection Process Figures

The final list of admitted candidates, published on September 1, provides the following data:

• 41 persons admitted in the open competition.
• 0 persons admitted through internal promotion.
• 0 persons excluded in the overall selection process.

The resolution was signed in Logroño on September 18, 2026, by the Director of Human Resources, Begoña Lema de Pablo.

Impact for Candidates

The appointment of the tribunal unlocks the next phase of the process, with the announcement of the competitive examination exercises and the subsequent assessment of merits for the contest. For the 41 admitted applicants, the publication establishes the competent body to grade the tests and resolve procedural incidents, a decisive step for the stabilization of hospital emergency positions in the Riojan healthcare system.

Source: Official Gazette of La Rioja, no. 183, of September 23, 2026, section II (Authorities and Personnel), page 16261 (official reference: BOR-A-20260923-II–1085).