Sant Joan de Deu Children’s Hospital
About the Clinic
The hospital holds around 30 certifications and accreditations confirming the high quality of its medical services.
The Oncology Center is one of the international leaders, treating over 2,000 patients annually.
The Ministry of Health of Spain has recognized the Neurosurgery Department as the best for treating refractory epilepsy.
Sant Joan de Deu Hospital is one of the leading medical centers worldwide, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of complex diseases in children. Its primary areas of expertise include oncology, neurology, cardiology, and orthopedics. Additionally, the interdisciplinary team provides medical assistance for high-risk pregnancies and deliveries, while fetal surgeons perform the most difficult in-utero surgeries.
The hospital is renowned for conducting numerous scientific research and clinical trials, applying cutting-edge diagnostic and treatment technologies. Notable innovations include the creation of a bionic arm prosthesis, oncolytic virus treatment for cancer, intra-arterial chemotherapy, CAR-T therapy for hematological diseases that do not respond to standard methods.
Sant Joan de Deu became the first hospital in Spain where neurosurgeons began performing deep brain stimulation and endoscopic surgeries for hydrocephalus and malignant tumors.
The Cardiovascular Department is a national leader in pediatric arrhythmology and electrophysiology, as well as neonatal heart surgery. It offers diagnosis and treatment for children of all ages with congenital heart defects, arrhythmias, and acquired cardiac diseases.
The Orthopedics and Traumatology Center is the leading facility in Spain in several areas, including the surgical treatment of bone tumors, hip joint reconstructive surgery, and tissue transplants for the regeneration of the musculoskeletal system. Furthermore, the multidisciplinary team provides medical care for spinal diseases and injuries, limb deformities and defects, nerve damage, as well as inflammatory and degenerative joint diseases.
Sant Joan de Deu Children’s Hospital places special emphasis on the psychological comfort of its young patients: the bright interior, play areas, movie viewing during MRI procedures, and the option for parents to be present during most medical procedures.
