Hospiten and the European University today signed an agreement on the occasion of the forthcoming opening of the Hospiten Madrid Boadilla Hospital. The agreement, signed by Juan José Hernández Rubio, president of Hospiten, and Otilia de la Fuente, CEO and president of the European University, will enable the hospital network to provide teaching through clinical practice in the degrees of Medicine, Nursing and Physiotherapy, as well as reinforcing the training of undergraduate and postgraduate students in all areas of the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sports.
The agreement includes the promotion of highly specialized basic and applied research, through the following areas: firstly, the Genomics and Personalized Medicine Laboratory, which will address the study of multiple "omics", in order to design and adjust personalized therapies, which improve clinical care and ensure patient safety; and, secondly, the Bioengineering and Data Processing Laboratory, which will focus on the analysis of advanced biomedical data, study of devices, AI Research and telemedicine, ensuring compliance with legal and ethical regulations, including data protection and confidentiality. This collaboration aims to enhance biomedical research, improve diagnostics, treatments and solutions in healthcare, ensuring the safety and well-being of patients.
In addition, the International Training Unit in Minimally Invasive Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery will be set up to train professionals in the use of advanced surgical technologies in order to provide specialized training and education, to attract MIRs and specialists from different parts of the world, creating a high-level academic and clinical experiential environment.
A long-standing partnership
The relationship between the two organizations has a long history. The European University of the Canary Islands offers students from the Faculty of Health Sciences the possibility of completing their training and their introduction to the world of work at three Hospiten university hospitals: Hospiten Rambla, Hospiten Sur and Hospiten Bellevue, all located on the island of Tenerife.
Internationally, Hospiten also has other university agreements in Mexico (Hospiten Cancun) and Panama (Hospiten Paitilla).
Hospiten Madrid Boadilla, a leading center in innovation
Hospiten Madrid Boadilla aims to become a new center of reference in training and research. The hospital complex, which will cover 55,000 square meters, will have 160 rooms for hospitalization. Of these, 20 will be suites. Hospiten Madrid Boadilla will also have 13 beds in the Adult Intensive Care Unit (ICU), eight beds in the Neonatal ICU, 20 emergency beds for adults and nine for pediatric emergencies, as well as 22 beds in the day hospital. In parallel, the hospital will have 16 operating rooms and five Labor and Recovery Labor Units (UTPR).
"Training is part of our DNA. Our goal is to contribute to the development of new medical professionals and specialists, and to consolidate a university hospital with very significant characteristics. We want students and professionals in training to have access to cutting-edge technology, multidisciplinary teams and an environment that favors hands-on learning and research. We aspire to turn the future hospital into a national and European benchmark," said the president of Hospiten.
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