CLINICAL RESEARCH FROM A FIRST LEVEL HOSPITAL. 5 YEARS EXPERIENCE (2013-2017)

One of the products derived from the activity of health services is clinical research. In some studies, quality of healthcare in hospitals is related to clinical research. The first level hospitals have not been taken into account in these matters. They usually lack research management units support and have particular difficulties in this field. The present article describes clinical research of a first level hospital in Castilla-la Mancha from the publications in the last five years in which health personnel of this center participated. There is a reflection on the importance of promoting clinical research in these hospitals as well as maintaining a more significant relationship both with the university and with the larger hospitals and primary care centers in the area they serve.