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Hospital Clínic de Barcelona

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Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
Hospital Clínic
Hospital Clínic
Map
Geography
LocationBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Coordinates41°23′21″N 2°09′07″E / 41.38926°N 2.15191°E / 41.38926; 2.15191
Organisation
Care systemPublic
TypeTeaching
University of Barcelona
NetworkCatalan Public Health Network
Services
Beds819
History
Opened1906
Links
Websitewww.clinicbarcelona.org
ListsHospitals in Spain

Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, officially Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona (Catalan pronunciation: [uspiˈtal ˈklinik i pɾuβinsiˈal də βərsəˈlonə]), is a university hospital founded in 1906 and based in Barcelona. It opened its doors on December 22 1906, with a capacity of 400 patients, some of which were moved from Hospital de la Santa Creu.[1] It is currently part of the Catalan Health Service.

It has been awarded by IASIST for 10 consecutive years as a top 20 hospital in Spain.[2] A private study conducted in 2009 ranked it as one of the top four national and regional hospitals in Spain, including all public and private facilities.[3] In 2020 it was ranked by Newsweek as the best hospital in Spain and one of the 25 best in the world.[4]

It is located on the left side of the Eixample and serves as a university hospital for the University of Barcelona Faculty of Medicine, with which it forms a functional unit. Due to its university character, its healthcare activity is complemented by teaching and medical research.[5]

The population assigned as a community hospital, together with Hospital Plató and the Clínica Sagrat Cor, is 540,000. It also works as a complex tertiary hospital, developing lines of activity for patients in Spain and internationally.

Healthcare

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It is considered the main public healthcare provider in its catchment area in the city of Barcelona. It functions as a community hospital and also operates as a tertiary care facility for highly complex cases. It manages several centers, including a separate maternity hospital and some primary care centres. It also has a private subsidiary, Barnaclínic, a healthcare centre serving private patients.[6][7] Hospital Clinic created the Transplant Services Foundation (TSF), specialised in the extraction and distribution of organs and tissues. The hospital also operates a hospital-at-home program, which provides hospital care to certain patients in their homes.[8]

Research

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The hospital has historically been related to research. In 2020, Clínics' research is centralised through the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS).[9][10] It also manages a Foundation for Biomedical Research (FCRB).

Teaching

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Hospital Clínic manages teaching activities for both undergraduate and post-graduate levels, including formal training for medical residents and existing staff. It is closely linked to the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Barcelona.[11] It also offers external training, organized under the brand Aula Clínic.[12]

References

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  1. ↑ "Edición del domingo, 09 diciembre 1906, página 4 - Hemeroteca - Lavanguardia.es". hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com. La Vanguardia. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Payers & Providers". www.iqvia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  3. ↑ Rodés, Juan (December 2007). "La experiencia del Hospital Clínic de Barcelona: integración Facultad de Medicina - IDIBAPS - Hospital Universitario". Educación Médica. pp. 08–14. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  4. ↑ Newsweek (2020-02-24). "World's Best Hospitals 2020 - Top 100 Global". Newsweek. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  5. ↑ "Hospital Clínic | enciclopèdia.cat". www.enciclopedia.cat. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  6. ↑ "Barnaclinic - Grupo Hospital Clinic in Spain". www.barcelonamedicalagency.com. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  7. ↑ Salud. "Barnaclínic o cómo ofrecer sanidad privada desde la séptima planta de un hospital público". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  8. ↑ Waterworth, Charlotte (December 6, 2024). "Europe Embraces Hospital-at-Home Wards to Ease Bed Shortages". Medscape. Archived from the original on February 13, 2026. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
  9. ↑ University of Barcelona. "August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) - Universitat de Barcelona". www.ub.edu (in Catalan). Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  10. ↑ carla.conejo (2017-12-29). "August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS)". BIYSC. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  11. ↑ "Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Spain | ESMO". www.esmo.org. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  12. ↑ "Aula Clínic estrena nou web | Hospital Clínic Barcelona". Clínic Barcelona (in Catalan). Retrieved 2020-03-22.
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