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Striving for excellence

The medicine we want

Our business is based on a simple principle: to deliver the best care service, we need to put the best human team and the best technology at the service of people.

A team committed to excellence

At Sanitas, we are committed to consistently delivering the highest quality service to our customers and to society at large. This dedication can be seen in the numerous prestigious national and international accolades that our hospitals and medical professionals receive year after year.

Furthermore, our professional standards have turned Sanitas into the innovation hub for all of Bupa ELA (Europe and Latin America). The developments implemented in Spain are then rolled out to the other countries where Bupa operates.

All Sanitas hospitals are accredited by the Joint Commission

In 2023, CIMA Hospital Barcelona successfully renewed its accreditation with the Joint Commission International (JCI), which is considered as the most prestigious hospital quality certification in the world. Sanitas is the only healthcare group in Spain to have all its hospitals accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI): La Zarzuela, La Moraleja and Virgen del Mar (in Madrid) and CIMA (in Barcelona).

Our awards

  • MERCO

    The leading business and healthcare reputation monitor has once again recognised the work of Sanitas.

    Sanitas Hospitals

    Our hospitals have once again been ranked in the top 15 of the Merco Healthcare Reputation Monitor (MRS), the leading business and healthcare reputation monitor.

    Hospital La Zarzuela – ranked 4th
    Hospital La Moraleja – ranked 6th
    CIMA Hospital – ranked 14th
    Hospital Virgen del Mar – ranked 15th

  • Other awards

    The Virgen del Mar Hospital in Madrid has been accredited as a university centre. This new status enables it to welcome undergraduate students and contribute to their training.

    This hospital also received the award for Best Medium-Sized Private Hospital in the Global Hospital Management category at the TOP 20 Awards, presented by the consultancy firm Iqvia to the most outstanding public and private centres across all areas of care. In addition, the CIMA Hospital in Barcelona was nominated in the Women’s Area category.

    Our facilities have also been recognised in other awards such as the Quality Healthcare (QH) Awards from the IDIS Foundation and the Best in Class (BiC) Awards.

    At the individual level, Dr. José Luis Zamorano, head of the Cardiology Service at La Zarzuela Hospital, has been recognised as the best cardiologist in Spain in the 1st Merco Awards – Health Observatory.

Driving excellence within and beyond Sanitas

As a company with a strong commitment to people’s health, we support, promote and encourage initiatives that represent a significant achievement in the pursuit of this goal.

Sanitas Dental Star Awards

Our award for innovation and clinical excellence for dentists, stomatologists and maxillofacial surgeons has become a benchmark in Spain.

Winners

MIR and EIR Awards

Sanitas MIR  

Since 1996, the Sanitas MIR Award has recognised the Internal Medical Resident showing the greatest potential during their specialised training. This competition is the only one of its kind in Spain and is open to more than 200 MIR-accredited hospitals. Its objective is to promote young talent in the healthcare field.

Winners

Sanitas Dental Star Awards

In this sixth edition, we received more than 50 projects of an exceptional standard from professionals across Spain, including those from Sanitas as well as other groups and healthcare centres. The awards are endowed with over 40,000 euros for the various categories.

Expert Category

  • Winners: Dr. Íñigo Aragón, Dr. José Luis Cebrián Carretero, Dr. Pablo Garrido Martínez and Dr. José Luis Del Castillo Pardo de Vera:
  • Runners-up: Dr. Alejandro Gutiérrez, Dr. Patxi Arnaiz, Dr. Laura Jiménez and Dr. Nerea Urcelay

Academic Category

  • Winner: Dr. Rocío Bujaldón
  • Runner-up: Dr. Jaime Bueno

Daily Clinic Category

  • Winner: Dr. Marc Junquera
  • Runner-up: Dr. Manuel Cabezas

MIR and EIR Awards

Sanitas MIR Award

Since 1996, the Sanitas MIR Award has recognised the Internal Medical Resident showing the greatest potential during their specialised training. This competition is the only one of its kind in Spain and is open to more than 200 MIR-accredited hospitals. Its objective is to promote young talent in the healthcare field.

Winner: Pablo Iruzubieta Agudo, Neurology, University Hospital of Donostia.

Runner-up 1: Javier Arredondo Montero, Paediatric Surgery, University Hospital of Navarra.

Runner-up 2: Manuel Sánchez Díaz, Medical-Surgical Dermatology and Venereology, Virgen de las Nieves Hospital.

Sanitas EIR Award

The award, created in 2022, is presented to the Internal Nurse Resident who has demonstrated the highest level of proficiency during the specialised training programme.

Winners of the second edition:

Winner: Elena Tambo Lizalde, Family and Community Nursing, Primary Care of the Huesca Healthcare Sector.

Runner-up 1: Ester Amores Lizcano, Occupational Nursing, University Clinical Hospital of Valencia.

Runner-up 2: David Saavedra Martínez, Family and Community Nursing, Can Gibert del Pla Primary Care Centre.