Healthcare, professorship / training, research specialised in Urology, Nephrology and Andrology as well as full and comprehensive activity in all three fields.
Centre dedicated to the pathologies and dysfunctions of the urinary tract system and the masculine genital apparatus. Its volume of activity is the largest in the western world.
It is part of the Xarxa Hospitalària d'Utilització Pública (XHUP, Public Hospital Network), and a renowned centre for specialisation.
Member of the Autonomous University of Barcelona Medical School.
Quality Guarantee:
Continuous plan for quality improvement
Various national and international awards and distinctions
Excellent grade of satisfaction among patients based on surveys since 1966
Data
Medical Care Data
Number of surgical interventions
4,809
Number of external consultations
115,057
Number of emergencies treated
21,751
Average stay
6.5
CMA
32%
Human resources
Staff, medical and higher degrees
320
Collaborators, medical and higher degrees
172
Administrative and general services staff
175
Technological Resources
Conventional radiology equipment 5
Conventional ultrasound equipment 5
Doppler ultrasound equipment 1
Interventional radiology equipment 2
Lithotripters for extra-corporeal shock waves 3
Computed Axial Tomograph 1
Nuclear magnetic resonance 1
Haemodialysis monitors 26
Haemodialysis monitors reserved for infected patients 5
Respirators 6
Monitors for the permanent control of vitals 16
Cryotherapy equipment 1
Brachytherapy equipment 1
Laser Green Light (KTP) 1
Holmium laser 1
Robotised urological laparoscope (AESOP) 2
Da Vinci Robot (4 arms) 1
Facilities
Programmed outpatient doctor’s offices 32
Conventional beds 137
General operating rooms 6
Major surgery rooms 1
Brachytherapy rooms 2
Post-surgical reanimation beds 12
Dialysis treatment beds 16
Hospital day beds for nephrology 4
Diagnostic and treatment rooms for emergencies 4
Uro-laparo-endoscopic rooms 3
Radiology and ultrasound rooms 6
Interventional radiology rooms 2
Extra-corporeal lithotripsia rooms for shock waves 3
Doppler ultrasound rooms 1
Rooms for the study of vascular-renal hypertension 1
Andrological studies rooms 3
Electrograph rooms 1
Sperm bank 1
Seminology lab 1
Haematology lab 1
Microbiology lab 1
Pathological anatomy lab 1
Departamentos
Tumour pathologies (kidney, tract, buffet, prostate, penis and testicles)
Malformations and pathologies of the urethra
Urinary incontinence, feminine and masculine
Uro-nephrological pathologies in children, including hereditary diseases (genetic)
Urinary lithiasis
Chronic renal insufficiency
Erectile and ejaculatory dysfunctions
Infertility
Study of sexual dysfunction in couples
Specialists
Medical Staff:
Andrés, Enric Arañó, Pere Ballarín, José Bover, Jordi Calero, Francesca Caparrós, Joan Garat, Josep Mª Guirado, Lluís Millan, Fèlix Palou, Joan Rajmil, Osvaldo Rosales, Antoni Rosales Ruiz Castañé, Eduard Salvador, Josep Sarquella, Joaquim Solà, Ricard Torra, Roser Villavicencio, Humberto Vives, Àlvar
