San Carlos Clinical Hospital

Summary

San Carlos Clinical Hospital is the top-performing healthacre institute in Spain- located in Madrid City. They are a part of the hospital network of Servicio Madrileno de Salud (SERMAS). They are associated with the health institute Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) for training and research. This multispecialty hospital provides personalized medicine with a state-of-the-art facility and technology for the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases. Furthermore, they have cutting-edge technologies that include MRI, CT-Scan, ultrasound, X-ray, Mammography, and many others. Lastly, they received distinctions from European Reference Network and International Standardization Organization ISO 9001 or ISO 14001.

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Details

General Outlook

• The San Carlos Clinical Hospital is the leading healthacre institute in Spain-located in Madrid City.
• The medical center is a part of the hospital network of Servicio Madrileno de Salud (SERMAS).
• They are associated with the health institute Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) for training and research.
• They are an international benchmark in teaching, healthcare, and research as they are accredited both nationally and internationally.
• This hospital is a high-resolution hospital as they provide assessment, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of highly complex pathologies because of their multidisciplinary work, cutting-edge technology, and surgical or medical specialties.
• They are also considered one of the best hospitals in the world ranked by the Newsweek 2020-2021 Survey.

Fundaments

• The San Carlos Clinical Hospital is built in an area of about 175,000 square meters and has more than 800 beds that are well-equipped with high-tech therapeutic and diagnostic equipment.
• They have more than 5,000 dedicated healthcare professionals and supportive staffs that provide their medical services in surgical or medical specialties.
• They provide personalized medicine with a state-of-the-art facility and technology for the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases.
• The medical center has cutting-edge technologies that include MRI, CT-Scan, ultrasound, X-ray, Mammography, and many others.
• They take pride in performing 700 major heart surgeries per year with help of invasive and non-invasive procedures.
• Furthermore, they provide 265 days per year and 24 hours per day emergency service for the community of Madrid.

Specialty Medical Services for Foreigners

The San Carlos Clinical Hospital has many specialty medical and surgical services that are specialized for domestic and foreign patients such as;

• Cardiology
• Endocrinology
• Emergency 
• General Surgery
• Gynecology and Obstetrics
• Heart Surgery 
• Internal Medicine
• Medical Oncology
• Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Nephrology
• Orthopedic and Traumatology
• Pediatrics
• Urology

Language Spoken

• Spanish
• English

Approachability for Foreigners

• The foreigners can get from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Carlos clinical hospital in different ways-Towncar, taxi, and car. The total distance is about 24 km that takes 20-25 minutes to reach the clinic.
• Moreover, many standards as well luxurious hotels with great amenities like spacious rooms, friendly staff, good facilities, healthy food, and convenient transport system are present near the clinic-making it a great choice for foreigners.

Awards and Acknowledgments

• The hospital was accredited by the Center Committed to Excellence in Care (CCEC) due to its good practice guides in -2015, 2017, and 2019.
• The Ministry of the Environment granted the Europen EMAS Regulation to the hospital.
• The Quality Healthcare (QH) Accreditation was given by the Institute of the Development and Integration of Health
• Other medical services acknowledgments include;
• The Medical Oncology Services is recognized by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
• The Thoracic Surgery Services is recognized by the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Accreditations

European Reference Network ERN

 

European Reference Networks (ERN) are virtual networks of researchers and professionals with a high degree of specialization in low-prevalence diseases, specific areas, and complex pathologies. The main goal is to find the diagnosis and treatment for patients with rare diseases throughout Europe, thus contributing to the study of these pathologies and offering the highest quality of care.

International Standardization Organization ISO 9001

 

ISO 9001-the international standard that specifies requirements for a quality management system(QMS). Health care and hospitals use the standard to demonstrate the ability to consistently provide services that meet customer and regulatory requirements. Hospitals, industries, organizations, and healthcare centers of all types and sizes find that using the ISO 9001 standard helps them, organize processes, improve the efficiency of processes, and continually improve.

International Standardization Organization ISO 14001

 

ISO 14001 is the international standard that specifies requirements for an effective Environmental Management System (EMS). It provides a framework that an organization can follow, rather than establishing environmental performance requirements.  The framework in the ISO 14001 standard can be used within the Plan-do-check-act (PDCA)  approach to continuous improvement.