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Social impact

One Health

At Sanitas we develop projects with a significant social impact. We combine innovation, sustainability and a culture of solidarity to achieve a safer and healthier world for everyone.

In 2023, we have invested 3.5M euros on social projects.
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Health for all: our priority

Health for society

We support training, research and medical excellence. We promote health promotion programs for the entire population.

Health for employees

Safe and healthy work environments; tools for employee well-being and career advancement; motivation, training and digitalization of the workforce. These are the goals and commitment that Sanitas has made to the people who are dedicated to the care and attention of patients.

Responsible product

Our commitment to innovation and digitalisation has enabled us to improve the efficiency, accessibility and quality of our healthcare services. All for a more personalised, universal and responsible medicine for people and the environment.

Health promotion and dissemination

Raising awareness and helping people to follow a healthier and more sustainable lifestyle is one of the priority commitments that Sanitas is developing through four innovative initiatives.
  • Open health portals

    Future Health

    The medicine of the future is being brought forward in this digital space open to knowledge with formats such as the INnovation web series, the Espacio Inspira, the The Lab podcast, informative talks on digital health or meetings and interviews with top-level innovation experts in our country.

    In 2023, the first edition of Future Health. The Event was held, a meeting in which the transformation of the world of health and innovation came to life thanks to the presentations of leading experts such as Yuval Noah Harari, historian and author of “Sapiens”, and Robert Istepanian, professor at Imperial College London and father of m-Health, who spoke about technology and how it could change the future of our lives and health.

    Very healthy

    A blog with information and advice on health, nutrition, sports, parents and a healthy mind, backed by the best medical professionals.

    Your health doubts

    A reliable space where you can resolve questions about health and well-being in an accessible way and with the advice of medical specialists in various areas.

    Take good care

    Caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s and other types of dementias have a valuable tool with all the knowledge to offer the best care to their patients and families.

  • Data4Good

    A project aimed at promoting research and identifying health trends through the analysis of anonymized data. Recognized as one of the main Open Data initiatives in Health worldwide by Nature magazine, Data4Good makes available to society a valuable source of pseudonymous, rigorous and open data for the study and search for solutions to the main challenges that arise in order to improve people’s lives.

  • Sanitas Hospitals Research Foundation

    The mission of the Sanitas Hospitales Research Foundation aims to achieve more effective pharmacological therapies for the treatment of patients. With the support of laboratories such as Roche and GSK, Sanitas participates in clinical studies with the latest drugs in development in areas such as oncology or haematology working in fields such as neurology, cardiology, digestive, paediatrics, gynaecology and mental health. The main goals of Sanitas Hospitales Research Foundation are promoting access to innovation for patients, as well as biomedical R&D activities, training professionals as well as personalized medicine, improving the quality of diagnostic processes or carrying out new clinical trials.

    The Research Foundation is part of the Network of Clinical Research Management Entities (REGIC), which comprises the 50 most important entities in the field and includes public and private hospitals that work to promote and standardize good practices in clinical research.

  • Sanitas Chair of Health and Environment

    In 2023, we learned about the first advances in the work of the Sanitas Health and Environment Chair of the University of Navarra, which is preparing a report to collect scientific evidence of the impact of urban factors on the morbidity and mortality of Spaniards, as well as the importance of actions such as urban regeneration.

    The analyses show the impact that factors such as air quality, temperature, heat islands, green and blue zones, and urban mobility have on our health. The aim is to create a situation map to detect problems and situations that harm or affect our health, and to explore solutions that involve transforming cities into healthier spaces.

Humanization plans

People are the reason for Sanitas’ existence. We use all available means to support and ensure the comprehensive well-being of patients, clients and residents during their hospital stay or surgery.

The focus on patients

Sanitas hospitals respond to the profile and specific needs of each patient in a safe, efficient and personalized way. To do this, we promote home hospitalization, post-surgical video consultation services and an open-door ICU with a flexible visiting schedule for companions. In addition, patients have an app to check their waiting time in the Emergency Department online. In addition, there is the SueñON Project to improve the rest of hospitalized people and an institutional strategy to address pain.

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Spaces for people

The health and well-being of patients and their families also depends on adapting the conditions of the spaces and making them more comfortable and safe places.

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We take care of our professionals

The wellbeing and commitment of professionals are essential pillars in Sanitas hospitals. We are committed to a culture of humanisation that focuses on early detection of stress, ongoing training programmes, a leadership model based on values ​​and attention to health and wellbeing.

Sanitas Foundation

The Sanitas Foundation has been working for more than two decades on its commitment to promote social change and equal access to health. To do so, we support research and dissemination, promote inclusive sport and the integration of people with disabilities, and advocate for digitalisation and the promotion of excellence among healthcare professionals.

Inclusive Sport

Removing barriers in sport and promoting shared activities between people with and without disabilities is one of the priorities of the Sanitas Foundation.
We work to open the doors to sports for children with disabilities with the aim of helping them to have a higher quality and healthier life.

Inclusive Sport in Schools (DIE)

Promoting inclusive sports in schools, raising awareness about the different adapted and Paralympic sports, and raising awareness about the situation of people with disabilities in sports are the three axes of the Inclusive Sports in Schools (DIE) program.

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CESA Inclusive Spanish School Age Championships

We promote inclusive sport in school championships, and to do so we count on the involvement of the High Council of Sports and the sports federations.
Track and field, badminton, wheelchair basketball, cross country, judo, swimming, rugby, table tennis and triathlon: there are now 9 sports in which the inclusive modality has been competed in the Spanish Championships by Autonomous Selections in school age.

Strategic Alliance for Inclusive Sport

Sanitas Foundation promotes equality in sport through the Strategic Alliance for Inclusive Sport, which has as its promoting partners the Higher Sports Council, the Spanish Olympic Committee, the Spanish Paralympic Committee, the Real Madrid Foundation, the ONCE Foundation, RTVE, Telemadrid, the Community of Madrid, Madrid City Council and the Polytechnic University of Madrid.

Inclusive Sport Week

The 12th Inclusive Sport Week included academic sessions on inclusive sport and a relay race. A team competition of Olympic and Paralympic athletes completed a total of 2,024 metres and included Michael Johnson, four-time gold medallist at three Olympic Games, and Ethiopian Tigist Assefa, world marathon record holder.

Inclusive Football and Basketball with the Real Madrid Foundation

Sanitas Foundation and Real Madrid Foundation have been working together since 2009 to make sport a space for everyone through the inclusive basketball campus and inclusive football schools. Around 160 boys and girls, with and without disabilities, have benefited from them in 2023.

Sanitas Awards (EIR and MIR)

Recognition of healthcare talent

Sanitas Foundation promotes the merit and talent of healthcare personnel with two awards aimed at medicine and nursing. Since 1996, the Sanitas MIR Award recognises the Medical Resident Intern who has most stood out during his/her specialised training and, since 2022, the Sanitas EIR Award selects the best Medical Resident Intern.

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Solidarity in action

Committed to promoting well-being and quality health, Fundación Sanitas collaborates with different associations and projects at national and international level to facilitate access to healthcare for various vulnerable groups.

Cesare Scariolo Foundation

Ensuring access to quality healthcare for children with cancer is the aim of the collaboration between the Sanitas Foundation and the Cesare Scariolo Foundation. A total of 23 people from vulnerable families with minors requiring cancer treatment received accommodation in 2023 in the city of Malaga to be able to accompany and help their loved ones overcome the disease.

Unicef ​​Foundation

Detecting hearing problems in newborns through universal neonatal hearing screening is the project that UNICEF is developing in Peru with the support of the Sanitas Foundation. In addition to the financial donation to cover expenses, Sanitas Hospitals is committed to collaborating with the work of doctors and specialists from the company and Bupa Peru.

Jérôme Lejeune Foundation

Sanitas Foundation and Jérôme Lejeune Foundation collaborate in providing healthcare to people with intellectual disabilities of genetic origin. This foundation has opened the first Medical Institute in Madrid specialising in this type of patient, to which Sanitas Foundation contributes with a financial contribution to give access to a greater number of people.

Alentia Foundation

Guaranteeing emotional health and psychological treatment for minors in care and adults who are former wards of the Community of Madrid. Collaboration with the Alentia Foundation includes professional support in Sanitas medical centres and hospitals, as well as telephone assistance and video consultations.

Recover Foundation

More than 1,300 women have benefited from the initiative “Motherhood, a life project”, a healthcare programme from the Recover Foundation in which Sanitas collaborates through pregnancy monitoring actions, access to prenatal tests, together with information and training to prevent and detect diseases and deficiencies during pregnancy.

CEAR Foundation

The joint work of the Sanitas Foundation, Sanitas Dental and the Spanish Commission for Aid to Refugees (CEAR) enables the mental health, emotional well-being as well as oral and dental care needs of more than a hundred refugees living in Spain to be met. In the first phase, 25 refugees have received dental care and treatment follow-up from Sanitas Dental professionals.

Dialogue with our stakeholders

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At Sanitas we are committed to constant, direct and fluid dialogue with the different actors in society with whom we share a common goal. Our participation in different forums, seminars and organisations contributes to consolidating and extending collaboration based on good practices. For this reason, Sanitas is a member of the following institutions:
  • UNESPA

    The work of the Spanish Union of Insurance and Reinsurance Entities, as the sector’s employers’ association, includes promoting transparency and the use of friendly language for policyholders.

  • Forética

    Since 2005, we have been a promoting member of this association focused on sustainable management within the Spanish business sector. Forética is made up of a group of organizations and professionals whose mission is to promote the culture of ethical management and environmental and social responsibility and to provide useful tools to successfully develop a competitive and sustainable business model.

  • Spanish Business Council for Sustainable Development

    We are a founding member of this entity, which was established in 2021. It is an advisory body made up of the presidents and CEOs of the promoter partners of Forética and is honorarily chaired by His Majesty King Felipe VI. Its mission is to convey a message of business leadership in sustainability, share trends, challenges and solutions, and project its vision and strategic recommendations to achieve sustainable development in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) areas.

  • IDIS Foundation

    We have been a member of the Institute for the Development and Integration of Health (IDIH) since 2010. It is a non-profit organization that disseminates knowledge, research and innovation, and defends the collaboration and complementarity of private and public health. It is a driving force in all processes related to the health system.

  • Global Compact

    Since 2007, we have been members of this organisation created by the United Nations, which promotes corporate social responsibility, a task that is reflected in compliance with the Ten Principles of the Global Compact, based on respect for human rights, labour rights, environmental rights and the fight against corruption.

  • Ceapi

    The Business Council Alliance for Ibero-America (Ceapi) is a business council made up of 300 presidents of the largest Ibero-American companies that seek to strengthen the network of relationships and the business space. Its objective is to promote relationships of trust to grow and strengthen the Ibero-American business environment.

  • Patient associations

    At Sanitas we collaborate and maintain close contact with the country’s main patient associations, with the aim of understanding their concerns and needs in order to incorporate them into our continuous improvement process.

  • Red EWI

    Empower Women in Insurance is a network of companies and professionals in the insurance sector with a common goal: to promote the presence of women in the management field.

The focus on patients

All these measures contribute to the fact that the four Sanitas hospitals have Joint Commission accreditation, considered the most rigorous and exhaustive quality seal in the world.

Each patient has specific needs to which Sanitas adapts its services in an individualized and personalized way to achieve the best care and results.

  • Mothers. The mother’s wishes take priority in the low-intervention birth program. The Sanitas La Zarzuela and Sanitas La Moraleja university hospitals and the Sanitas CIMA Hospital are accredited by the Initiative for the Humanization of Assistance in Birth and Breastfeeding (IHAN).
  • Minors. The Donde habitan los héroes programme aims to minimise the emotional impact and stress that children may experience after surgery through play therapies and personalised stories. The Sanitas La Moraleja University Hospital in Madrid has a pain-free paediatric centre protocol and the Sanitas CIMA Hospital in Barcelona has a team of specialists in highly complex paediatric surgery and all sub-specialities in children. At Sanitas we also have a protocol of anticipatory panels for people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
  • Seniors. Sanitas has participated in a study on the most important parameters in thermal comfort and air quality in nursing homes to improve well-being and energy savings in these centres. Furthermore, the elimination of physical restraints in Sanitas Mayores contributes to minimising the risk of falls, while improving the medical and psychological state of residents.

Spaces for people

Environments with natural light, control of noise and light pollution levels, marked circuits for fluidity and transit within the hospital are some of Sanitas’ commitments, which have also reinforced safety and efficiency in the residences through thermal comfort, air quality and a stay without restraints. All of this, with ISO 170001 Certification for accessibility in the central buildings and infrastructures of Sanitas Hospitals.

Inclusive Sport in Schools (DIE)

Created by the Sanitas Foundation Chair for Studies on Inclusive Sport (CEDI), this programme has been promoting the values ​​of self-improvement, respect and empathy among primary, secondary and high school students and physical education teachers for 12 years.

Since it began in the 2012-2013 academic year, more than 400 schools, 1,100 teachers and 50,000 students have participated.

Sanitas Awards (EIR and MIR)

More than 200 centres with teaching accreditation for the training of MIR and EIR residents participate in these awards, the only ones of their kind in Spain.

Winners of the Sanitas MIR 2023 Awards

Winner
Pablo Iruzubieta Agudo
Specialty in Neurology at the Donostia University Hospital

Runner-up 1
Javier Arredondo Montero
Specialty in Pediatric Surgery at the University Hospital of Navarra

Runner-up 2
Manuel Sánchez Díaz
Specialty in Medical-Surgical Dermatology and Venereology at the Virgen de las Nieves Hospital

Winners of the Sanitas EIR Awards 2023

Winner
Elena Tambo Lizalde
Specialist in Family and Community Nursing in Primary Care in the Huesca Sector

Runner-up 1
Ester Amores Lizcano
Specialist in Occupational Nursing at the University Clinical Hospital of Valencia

Runner-up 2
David Saavedra Martínez
Specialist in Family and Community Nursing at the Can Gibert del Pla Primary Care Center