Tecnon Hospital is a leading clinic in Barcelona and one of the best clinics in Spain. Part of the Quironsalud group. It is a stronghold of modern technology, innovation in medicine and also a place of practice for specialists recognized worldwide.
Tecnon Hospital was opened in 1994. The history of this clinic is a long experience of achieving excellence and breakthrough in the provision of medical services in Spain. Today it is a large clinic with an internal area of 60,000 m2. The medical center campus is divided into 8 main areas, all of which are conveniently interconnected. For the convenience of guests, the clinic also has a parking lot for 1,000 parking spaces.
Teknon has an ideal location. The medical center is located in the central residential area of Barcelona, one of the most popular tourist destinations with unforgettable cuisine, mild climate, beautiful architecture and numerous attractions. The location, the high technology, the best doctors, and the perfect service attract patients from all over the world to Teknon Medical Center. Among the clinic's guests are world stars, famous Spanish politicians and other public figures.
In 2020, El Espanol ranked Tecnon Hospital 3rd in a ranking of the best private clinics in Spain. First place went to Madrid's Quironsalud Hospital, which is also part of the Quironsalud group.
Teknon Medical Center is accredited by Joint Commission International, which confirms that the clinic adheres to strict quality standards and provides the highest standard and reliable services. The clinic also holds the Diploma of Honour of the Government of Catalonia, as well as the Quality Label of the European Foundation for Quality Management.
Newsweek ranked TheAnthony Hospital and 10 other Quironsalud Group hospitals in the World's Best Hospitals for 2020. TheAnthony Medical Center is also ranked in the top 10 hospitals according to IEH. An independent study by Health Reputation Monitor (MRS) ranked the hospital 5th in its ranking of reputable private hospitals.
The main directions at Teknon Hospital:
- general surgery
- cancer treatment and cancer surgery
- neurosurgery
- cardiology
- cardiovascular surgery
- orthopaedics and traumatology
- stem cell therapy
- pediatric oncology
- pediatric cardiac surgery
- paediatric orthopaedics
Teknon Medical Center in numbers:
- 400 world-class specialists
- 2000 qualified employees
- 211 private hospital rooms
- 31 general wards
- 19 VIP rooms for patients
- 150 medical offices
- 20 operating rooms
- 2 100 births
- 22 000 operations per year
- 147 000 diagnostic procedures
State-of-the-art technical equipment of Teknon Hospital:
- Computer network for medical data sharing
- Virtual CT simulation
- 120-plate dual-processing linear accelerator (photon and electron beam) with intensity modulated emission function
- 3D operations planning
- Stereotactic devices for radiotherapy
- "Real-time" monitoring of irradiation using the image of treatment areas with amorphous silicon detectors (first device in Europe)
Doctors at the Technon Hospital
Technon Medical Center invites global stars of medicine, who demonstrate the best treatment success statistics worldwide, to work at the hospital,.
The hospital employs Antonio de Lacy, who is an expert in the field of intestinal tumour surgery and the author of the methodology that is now used worldwide.
World-renowned epileptologist Antonio Russi practices here, providing effective medical care for children with epilepsy who cannot be helped anywhere else in the world.
More than 50 specialists from the Quironsalud group were included in the ranking of the 100 best doctors in Spain in 2020, according to El Español magazine. Among them, there are many representatives of the Tecnon Medical Center:
- Cardiac surgeon Xavier Rouira
- Plastic surgeon Vicente Paloma Mora
- The epileptologist Antonio Russi
- Oncologist Josep Tabernero
Dr. Manel Bardaji Bofill has won the 21st Century National Medical Award for Proctology. The physician specializes in cancer surgery, specifically the removal of rectal and colon cancers through laparoscopic methods and the treatment of complex proctologic pathologies.
Achievements of Teknon Medical Center:
- In 2020, the center began testing postbiotics to treat age-related macular degeneration AMD. If successful, this will be the first drug available to treat blindness in 8% of the world's population
- In 2013, the doctors of the clinic found a way to successfully fight arthrosis with the help of cell therapy
- In 2013, the clinic used an innovative method of renal denervation (decontamination of the sympathetic nerve of the kidney) to control and lower blood pressure in patients with therapy-resistant hypertension.
- In 2012, the clinic purchased a unique for Catalonia panoramic MRI system for visual diagnostics HFO (High Field Open)
- In 2011, the latest generation Robot da Vinci installation was purchased at the Tecnon Clinic
- In 2011. Tecnon Medical Center was selected as the responsible clinic for medical services and administration of the World Competition in Barcelona
- In 2011. The Tecnon Endoscopy Centre performed the first gastric banding in Spain by endoscopy through the oral cavity without the need for an incision
Tecnon Hospital International Programme
The hospital receives more than 6000 patients from 24 countries annually. Especially for guests from abroad, Teknon Medical Center has launched an international program that takes into account their needs and enhances the comfort of their stay at the clinic. Teknon patients are provided with a personal assistant who speaks the patient's native language. This will allow to simplify as much as possible the communication between patient and doctor and to solve all the issues related to the treatment in this hospital. They also arrange transfers, accommodation, meals and other useful services.
Diagnostics at Teknon Medical Center
Each year, over 147,000 exams are performed at Technon Medical Center, including X-rays, CT scans, MRIs, PET-CT scans and laboratory tests.
The International Department of Teknon Medical Center arranges a comfortable stay in the clinic for foreign patients during the examination. The person is met at the airport, taken to the clinic, an interpreter is found and a personal attendant on the hospital premises.
All examinations and consultations can be completed in 1 day. For each patient, the doctors plan their own route for passing the diagnostic examination. Receiving the results, the doctor will give detailed explanations and recommendations for treatment or prevention of diseases.
Teknon Cancer Institute
The cancer treatment unit is represented by the Teknon IOT Cancer Institute. It was founded by world-renowned physician and Dean of the Harvard School of Oncology, Professor José Baselga. It is now chaired by the President of the European Society of Medical Oncology ESMO, Dr Josep Tabernero. The Tecnon Cancer Institute is modelled on Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in the USA. These departments actively collaborate and share the latest developments in cancer treatment. For the patient, this means not having to travel to the USA and pay large sums for treatment under American protocols. Instead, he can go to Tecnon Medical Center and undergo cancer therapy using innovative methods in Spain.
Immunotherapy at The Medical Center at Tynon is conducted according to the protocols of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York.
In 2020, the Teknon IOT Cancer Institute and the IOB Cancer Institute merged into one department. This integration will bring together leading experts and improve the quality of medical services for patients. Thanks to this decision, the new center will be able to admit an additional 1,600 patients.
Achievements of the Tecnon Cancer Institute
Thanks to genetic testing for cancer, specialists can plan the most accurate and effective treatment programme
For the first time, the Department of Nuclear Medicine successfully used Lu-177 dotatate to treat a patient with pancreatic cancer. This method is FDA approved and extends the life of patients with neuroendocrine tumors
The medical center has a psychooncology department. Provides support to cancer patients and their families. Working with psychologists motivates patients to continue their treatment and believe in recovery.
In 2020, 3 women with benign myxoma heart cancer had surgery at the IOT Center. The patients ranged in age from 45 to 60 years. Their tumors were over 6 centimeters in size. Removal of the tumors was successful for all patients; no further treatment was required.
Radiotherapy at Teknon Hospital
Technon Medical Center demonstrates the highest levels of performance in oncologic surgery and radiation oncology. In addition to costly state-of-the-art radiation treatment equipment, the facility has experienced staff with special training in radiation therapy and radiosurgery. The availability of a unique micro-multi-thermal linear accelerator at the center allows Teknon specialists to help even difficult cases of brain tumors, pediatric tumors and vascular defects.
In 2019, the powerful TrueBeam linear accelerator was combined with the Calypso navigation system. The new method will make it possible to detect the movement of the tumor during radiation therapy and adjust the beam to it.
In the spring of 2020, the Radiation Oncology Department of the Tecnon Medical Center began actively working with the Chinese Hospital San Juan de Deu. The Spanish clinic is now accepting more children with neuroblastoma for treatment, giving them the opportunity to treat their cancer with immunotherapy and proton therapy.
Tecnon Cardiology Institute
The Tecnon Cardiology Institute has comprehensive equipment for advanced diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. The two main principles of the institute's work are individual approach and complexity. A multidisciplinary team makes all important decisions. It includes a cardiologist, cardiac surgeon, vascular surgeon, specialist in cardiac radiology, hemodynamics, electrophysiology and experts in cardiovascular rehabilitation.
The institute has an innovative hybrid operating theatre, three haemodynamic blocks, a consulting room, an intensive care unit and an inpatient area.
The department is led by renowned cardiovascular surgeon Dr Xavier Rouira. The clinic has advanced diagnostic and treatment technologies including:
- 3D ultrasound of the heart
- MRI of the heart
- CT of the heart and arteries
- coronary multidetector CT-TC-MD - a unique technique for imaging the arteries of the heart without introducing a catheter
- PET-CT - a unique device that combines cardiac metabolic information and morphological data
Neurosurgery in Teknon
Teknon Medical Center offers a high level of diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the nervous system and spinal cord. As in other departments, at the neurosurgery center patient care is carried out on the principle of multidisciplinarity. A neurologist, a neurophysiologist, an oncologist, a radiologist, a psychiatrist, a rehabilitation specialist, a traumatologist and other specialists necessary to provide comprehensive care interact when necessary.
Special attention is paid to the surgical treatment of epilepsy at Teknon Medical Center. Through the use of a unique computer-based surgical navigation system (BrainLab), all necessary brain structures are recorded during surgery and brain centers that must be preserved due to the importance of their functions are identified, and most importantly, it becomes possible to recognize the abnormality even in the smallest size.
In the fall of 2020, the Tecnon Medical Center launched a new robotic digital hybrid imaging platform, the KINEVO 900 Zeiss. This system combines 2D and 3D imaging with HD 4K quality. It is also equipped with the QEVO micro-inspection probe, which enables the visualization of previously invisible structures. The KINEVO system has already begun to be used at Teknon for neurosurgical interventions and tumor removal. With its help, surgeons perform the most complex operations with high precision.
The Morgenstern Institute of Spine (MIS) at Thaumont Medical Center provides painless surgeries for disc herniation and arthrodesis patients. They are performed under local anesthesia, making them safer for people with weak hearts. Patients feel relief a few hours after surgery and are discharged after 24 hours. At the same time, the recovery period is painless and patients do not have to take opiate-based analgesics.
Regenerative therapy in Teknon
The Tecnon Institute for Regenerative Tissue Therapy develops and implements innovative methods for the treatment of various diseases using stem cells. It conducts clinical trials in collaboration with public and private institutions. Through in vitro research, they create new "weapons" against diseases resistant to conventional therapies.
Since its foundation in 2003. The Institute has conducted nine successful clinical trials. They have used stem cells against various treatment-resistant pathologies: pseudoarthrosis, osteonecrosis of the femoral epiphysis, lumbar discopathy and osteoarthritis.
As a result of the Institute's work, over 700 patients have been treated with stem cells, with a high success rate. No complications related to the introduced cell material have been recorded.
General Surgery in Teknon
At Teknon Medical Center we employ internationally recognized professionals. It has 20 operating rooms, 12 of which are located in the central area and are prepared for high-risk surgeries. The remaining 8 are for outpatient surgeries. In addition, the department has recovery and induction areas that are constantly monitored by anesthesiologists.
In case of emergency, the Teknon Surgical Unit has the necessary technical facilities and staff on standby 24/7. The Unit of Basic Ambulatory Surgery (UCMA) has 5 operating rooms for basic ambulatory surgery where ophthalmic procedures, pediatric surgery and some plastic surgeries are performed.
The Department of Outpatient Surgery (UCA) has 3 operating rooms for short-term procedures that do not require hospitalization. This unit also includes an assisted reproduction laboratory.
