Construim el futur de la salut


the health of the future

625th anniversary of Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

625 anys millorant la salut i la vida de les persones

625 years improving people’s health and lives

625 years ago, on 15 March 1401, the four hospitals in Barcelona joined forces to create the Hospital de la Santa Creu, the forerunner of the current Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau.

Since then, it has been a leading hospital, pioneering many of the major advances in medicine in our country. A legacy that continues today, with Sant Pau at the forefront of care, research, and medical innovation.

Our 625th anniversary is an opportunity to celebrate our journey so far and, at the same time, look to the future with the same commitment: continue advancing to improve people’s health and lives.

El futur de la salut des de 1401

The health of the future since 1401

Milestones that define the past and inspire the future of a Hospital that has always advanced at the service of people.

2025

The Hospital incorporates the first da Vinci Single Port (SP) surgical robotic platform, unique in the Public Health network. This equipment allows minimally invasive surgeries to improve patient experience.

2024

The Sant Pau Research Institute identifies, for the first time in history, a new genetic form of Alzheimer’s: the double copy of the APOE4 gene.

2023

First functional reconstruction of the rib cage in Catalonia with custom titanium prostheses, allowing treatment of tumors such as osteosarcomas.

2018

The new building of the Research Institute of Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau is inaugurated.

2018

The Hospital leads Europe’s first clinical trial with CAR-T therapy.

2014

The Modernist Site of Sant Pau opens to the public.

2009

The new building of the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau is inaugurated.

1997

The Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau building is declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

1990

The Catalan Government joins the Hospital’s Board, and a Healthcare Management Foundation is created.

1984

The Hospital performs Spain’s first successful heart transplant.

1976

The Hospital performs Spain’s first bone marrow transplant.

1969

The Hospital launches the first Coronary Unit in Spain.

1968

The Hospital opens the first contemporary Emergency Service in Spain.

1964

The Hospital implements the first residency training program for doctors.

1954

The School of Female Health Technical Assistants (ATS) of the Hospital is established.

1936

The Catalan Government turns the Hospital into the General Hospital of Catalonia.

1930

The Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau is officially inaugurated.

1916

The first pavilion of the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau becomes operational.

1913

The Sant Pau buildings are given to the Hospital de la Santa Creu, which changes its name.

1902

The first stone of the new Hospital de Sant Pau is laid.

1896

Cèsar Comas applies X-ray techniques at the Hospital.

1889

The Mental Institute facilities are officially inaugurated, linked to the Hospital though located in the area of Nou Barris.

1882

The first Neurology Service in Spain is created.

1853

The Provincial Board of Charity declares Santa Creu a public regional hospital.

1837

The Hospital hosts the Faculty of Medicine.

1792

The community of Hospital Sister Nurses is founded.

1784

The community of Hospital Brother Nurses is established.

1760

The College of Surgery of Barcelona is founded, built next to Santa Creu.

1680

The Casa de Convalescència, associated with the Hospital, is founded.

1587

Philip II grants the Hospital the privilege of Comedies.

1417

The first Hospital Ordinances are approved.

1405

King Martin the Humane grants the Hospital the privilege of intestates.

1401

The Hospital de la Santa Creu is founded by agreement between the Cathedral Chapter and the Consell de Cent.
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April 17, 2026 — May 2027

Recinte Moderniste de Sant Pau

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Sant Pau drives progress and is a benchmark in medical advancement. Now is the time to look forward and continue innovating with the same pioneering spirit as always.

Events calendar

Events calendar

Sant Pau is a driver of progress and benchmark in medical advancements: now is the time to project our pioneering spirit into the future.
The health rambla: 625 years of hospital care in Barcelona
Thursday
7
May
15:30

The health rambla: 625 years of hospital care in Barcelona

Guided tour

Guided tour “The health rambla: 625 years of hospital care in Barcelona”, led by historian Antoni Conejo, from the Institut de Recerca en Cultures Medievals (IRCVM) of the University of Barcelona.

The activity proposes a route through some of the main sites of historical hospital care in Barcelona, following the axis of present-day Hospital Street.

Exhibition: “Fontilles. La ciutat amagada” (“Fontilles. The hidden city”)
19 June – 1 November

Exhibition: “Fontilles. La ciutat amagada” (“Fontilles. The hidden city”)

Exhibition
Open Doors: Night of the Museums
Saturday
16
May

Open Doors: Night of the Museums

Event

On 16 May, as part of the Night of the Museums, the Modernist Site will offer a free admission day with recreational and heritage activities.

Modernist Site

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