University Pediatric Hospital Sant Joan de Deu Barcelona

University Pediatric Hospital Sant Joan de Deu Barcelona is Spain's leading worldwide multidisciplinary hospital. The clinic opened in 1867 and proposed services for solving the most complicated cases of children's diseases and primary treatment of children and pregnant women. Also, the University Pediatric Hospital conducts pediatric clinical research the most in Spain. The medical center collaborates with the Institute of Neuromedicine, the Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona, ​​and the Center of Engineering Biomedicine of the Polytechnic University. All parts of this cooperation are focal points at various stages of biomarker, treatment, and drug research and development to cover the entire research process. As a result, the hospital has 28 European accreditations and numerous awards for high-quality medical discoveries. Annually, the University Pediatric Clinic in Barcelona treats 200,000 children and accepts more than 3,200 deliveries. The hospital's modern "baby-friendly" building is designed for 306 beds, 134 outpatient wards, and 13 operating rooms. Hospital Sant Joan de Deu was one of the first in the world to eliminate visiting hours and restrictions for pediatric patients. Parents can be close to their children in almost any part of the hospital.  Thanks to advanced glasses, children can watch their favorite 3D movies during MRIs, and dogs are sometimes brought in to help with post-operative rehabilitation. The walls of the premises are painted in various children's illustrations and bright colors that children like so much. Since 2013, hospital-based BCNatal has offered a high level of subspecialty clinical care for obstetricians, gynecologists, neonatologists, and other specialists in pediatric and adult medicine and surgery.  The clinic is a pioneer in fetal surgery and has one of the world's most complete experiences in this field.  The oncology department is a new impetus for the work and development of intercontinental cooperation projects, thanks to specialists who treat all known oncological diseases in children. The Barcelona Children's Hospital is the first center in Europe to test treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, transplant two kidneys from the same donor to two identical twin children, and implant a bionic arm into a child. Real international stars work in the hospital. One of them is Brugada, who described the heart syndrome of the same name. His experience has made him a world leader in radiofrequency ablation, having performed more than 30,000 such procedures with outstanding results. It is difficult to find similar hospital analogs worldwide because science and treatment are harmoniously combined to treat all children's diseases effectively. The endless achievements of the University Pediatric Hospital Sant Joan de Deu Barcelona are challenging to list at once. All elements are thought out as much as possible for children and their parents, and the entire staff of the hospital is aimed at obtaining the best solutions in the treatment and rehabilitation of the most challenging and rare diseases.