With this agreement, the Hospital and the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) has officially become a part of the Barcelona Health Hub ecosystem, providing them with an opportunity to connect with leading digital health players across the globe.

The Vall d’Hebron University Hospital is a leading institution with recognised national and international prestige. "From Vall d'Hebron one of the contributions we can make in the framework of this collaboration is to provide our knowledge in the validation of digital solutions and their implementation in the health system ensuring that they bring real value to the system and contribute to its humanization", says Dr Albert Salazar, the manager of the Vall d’Hebron University Hospital.

Dr Begoña Benito, director on the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute adds that “the innovation model of the Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus is fundamentally based on collaborations with different agents of the system such as, in this case, the Barcelona Health Hub. This alliance will strengthen the multiple knowledge transfer initiatives we have and allow us to grow together to make it possible to implement digital solutions in hospitals”.

Óscar García-Esquirol, Medical Director of Barcelona Health Hub, assures that “we share a mission together and thus join forces with the Vall d'Hebron Hospital, an international benchmark in clinical research, innovation and pioneer in the implementation of digital technologies in the field of health".

With this agreement, Barcelona Health Hub expands its collaboration policy with large public and private organizations. Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus is a valuable addition to its digital health ecosystem and will prove to be a recognised partner to achieve digital transformation of the healthcare sector.