New to the Parish: Dr Yayicsia Escalona moved from Spain in 2017
Soon afterwards she went to a healthcare conference that had Irish flags around the venue. She spoke to a recruiter there who told her about Ireland. Escalona decided that was where she would move. “I sent all the papers, and I received several offers from different health centres, hospitals, private [facilities]. I decided to move. I started the process in 2016, and after only three months I had all the papers done. I moved in January 2017. It was very fast.
Now that she has settled, she says she really enjoys her life in Ireland. Her husband is a tennis coach, and her three children have settled into the community. She loves Ireland, describing the people as “very friendly”. But she acknowledges she may need to return to Spain in the future so her 10-year-old son, Leo, can do high-performance tennis training. “My heart is half Spain and half Ireland. Really it depends on my child.
Her patients are mostly Hispanic people, with the number of people attending the centre growing every month. “I now have around 8,000 patients here. I have Irish patients, American patients, Italian patients. A lot of different countries. Different patients from mostly foreign countries. A lot of students. A lot of patients from Trinity College.”The health system in Ireland is in crisis she says. “Some patients wait 18 hours in the emergency department.
She adds that she is grateful she is able to work in this profession in Ireland, as Irish people have a “lot of respect for doctors”. She also likes that she can assist those who, perhaps, would not have been able to find a doctor who understands them. This makes it all the more special, she adds.
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