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/ Annual report 2025

Healthcare activity

This section includes the key healthcare indicators of Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau during 2025, reflecting the volume of discharges, surgical activity, the most frequent procedures and the assessment of the patient experience.

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Healthcare indicators

Discharges

During the year, a total of 45,836 hospital discharges were recorded. Of these, the vast majority were related to inpatient care.

45.836

Discharges

Type of discharge

Inpatient care

32.943 discharges

71,93%

Major outpatient surgery

12.893 discharges

28,06%

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Surgical activity

Details of surgical activity and interventional procedures in 2025, classified according to the complexity of the procedure and the patient’s admission status.

25.468

Surgical activity and interventional procedures

Type of surgical activity

Inpatient surgical activity

10.648 discharges

41,81%

Major outpatient surgical activity

8.746 discharges

34,34%

Minor outpatient surgical activity

1.259 discharges

4,94%

Interventional procedures

4.815 discharges

18,91%

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Other indicators

1.936

Births

169.419

Emergency visits

589.250

Outpatient visits

99.653

Day Hospital sessions

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To understand the scale of this annual activity, we only need to look at a typical day at the Hospital, when an average of 126 discharges are recorded and 57 interventions are performed each day.

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A day at Sant Pau

A summary view of the average activity taking place every day at Hospital de Sant Pau.

126

Discharges

57

Interventions

5

Births

464

Emergency visits

2.266

Outpatient visits

383

Day Hospital sessions

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Main techniques and treatments

Stereotactic radiosurgery and interventional radiology

High-complexity interventional radiology

1.367

Interventional neuroradiology

342

Surgical treatment of Parkinson’s disease / Deep Brain Stimulation

65

High-complexity cardiology

Open valve surgery

308

Open coronary surgery

181

Percutaneous valve replacement

286

Diagnostic cardiac catheterisation

976

Therapeutic cardiac catheterisation

1.665

High-complexity vascular procedures

Abdominal aortic aneurysms (open or endovascular)

31

Carotid artery and other precerebral arteries (open or endovascular)

30

High-complexity oncological surgery with curative intent

428

Hearing implants

219

Transplants

Heart

17

Cornea

105

Bone marrow

114

Radiotherapy sessions

1.771

Brachytherapy

Low-complexity HDR brachytherapy treatments

34

Medium-complexity HDR brachytherapy treatments

12

High-complexity HDR brachytherapy treatments

34

Mastectomy and breast reconstruction

62

Complex neonates

66

CAR-T therapies in adults (from 18 years of age)

31

Digestive and hepatic diagnostic treatments and procedures

348

Pain clinic procedures

1.793

Precision oncology

1.646

Treatment of morbid obesity (bariatric surgery)

101

GRD mèdics més freqüents

Diagnosis-Related Groups

Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRGs) group cases with similar clinical characteristics. The total number of episodes indicates the number of cases treated during the year, while the average length of stay shows the average time patients remain in the Hospital until discharge.

Most frequent medical DRGs

Healthcare processes resolved through clinical, pharmacological or diagnostic treatment, without requiring surgery.

Vaginal delivery

1.426 episodes

2,72 days

Other disorders, fractures and injuries of the back and neck

1.114 episodes

1,22 days

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

1.083 episodes

6,24 days

Heart failure

1.017 episodes

5,98 days

Other disorders of the skin, subcutaneous tissue and breast

995 episodes

5,70 days

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Most frequent surgical DRGs

Healthcare processes whose resolution required an operative procedure as the main component of the patient’s treatment.

Orbit and eye procedures

4.202 episodes

0,16 days

Percutaneous cardiac intervention without AMI

892 episodes

1,88 days

Other procedures of the ear, nose, mouth and throat

471 episodes

1,32 days

Procedures on the uterus and uterine adnexa for non-malignant conditions except leiomyoma

540 episodes

0,70 days

Procedures on the knee and leg except foot

430 episodes

5,05 days

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Leading centre for rare diseases

We are a leading centre for rare and highly complex diseases, with XUEC, CSUR and ERN accreditations recognising Sant Pau as a centre of excellence at regional, national and European level.

8

XUEC

Network of Clinical Expertise Units (Catalan Health Service)

14

CSUR

Centres, Services and Referral Units (Spanish National Health System)

+2 accredited in 2025

6

ERN

European Reference Network (Unió Europea)

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Patient experience

Net Promoter Score

The Net Promoter Score (NPS) is one of the main international indicators used to assess the experience, overall satisfaction and likelihood of recommendation among patients treated at our centre.

72,03

NPS Global Sant Pau 2025

77,54 %

PROMOTERS

Highly satisfied patients who would recommend the Hospital.

16,96 %

NEUTRAL

Satisfied but neutral patients.

5,51 %

DETRACTORS

Dissatisfied patients or patients with room for improvement in their experience.

Participation

Response volume obtained through surveys sent to Hospital patients.

29,26 %

NPS Global Sant Pau 2025

The participation rate of 29.26% corresponds to 12,077 responses received out of a total of 41,272 questionnaires sent.

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