In order to assess the reality of the ambulatory cardiology care in our region, we have studied prospectively the number and type of patients assisted daily in five outpatient clinics of Virgen del Rosell, Cartagena. 26.3% of the 9,312 studied patients were first visit. 51.1% were cardiologic patients, 35.7% pneumonic and 13.2% non cardiologic neither pneumonic patients. Coronary heart disease was the main pathology. An average of 21.4 +/- 4.7 patients were assisted daily, and time per patient was 7 minutes and 30 seconds. In January and February the affluence of patients to the outpatient clinics increased, and in three of this clinics, the time per patient was less than 6 minutes. We stress the need for Heart and Lung medical specialties separation, the need for number of patients limitation, and the need for technics material dotation for ambulatory cardiology.