Eight hospitals within the Quirónsalud Group have been recognised in the eighth edition of the BSH – Best Spanish Hospitals Awards, organised by the specialist consultancy Higia Benchmarking. These awards recognise hospital excellence through indicators relating to efficiency, appropriateness of care and quality of healthcare delivery.
The awards assessed public and private hospitals across Spain, evaluating healthcare quality and efficiency through the analysis of more than 100 clinical processes across 11 clinical areas, representing over 5,000 indicators reviewed per hospital.
Among this year's award-winning centres, the Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital stands out for once again being recognised as the Best High-Technology Hospital. Likewise, Rey Juan Carlos University Hospital has once again received the award for Best General and Referral Hospital.
The Hospital Universitari General de Catalunya has also retained its title as the Best Large Private Hospital for Medical Processes. In the surgical processes category, Hospital Universitari Sagrat Cor, Barcelona, was named the best hospital among large private hospitals, reaffirming the excellence of its clinical outcomes in the surgical field.
Meanwhile, Hospital Quirónsalud Sagrado Corazón in Seville was recognised as the best hospital in the Hospital Emergency Department category, an award that highlights the quality of care, responsiveness and efficiency of its Emergency Department. In addition, Hospital Quirónsalud Marbella was recognised as the Best Private Hospital in the Value-Based Healthcare Assessment category for hernia care, while Hospital Quirónsalud Córdoba received the award as the Best Private Hospital in the Value-Based Healthcare Assessment category for COPD care.
Women's and children's healthcare also featured prominently in this year's edition. Hospital Quirónsalud Murcia once again received the award for Best Hospital in Maternal and Child Healthcare Processes within the intermediate private hospital category.
In addition, several hospitals within the Group were recognised as finalists in different award categories. In the medical processes category, Infanta Elena University Hospital was a finalist in the general and referral public hospital category; Hospital Quirónsalud del Vallès in the intermediate private hospital category; and Hospital Universitari Sagrat Cor in the large private hospital category. Furthermore, Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital was a finalist in the surgical processes category among high-technology public hospitals, while Hospital Quirónsalud Marbella was a finalist in maternal and child healthcare processes within the large private hospital category.
These recognitions demonstrate Quirónsalud’s commitment to clinical excellence, innovation and the continuous improvement of health outcomes, as well as the dedication and professionalism of its healthcare teams in delivering the highest standards of patient care.
BSH Awards Methodology
The methodology of the BSH – Best Spanish Hospitals Awards is based exclusively on the analysis of objective data derived from hospital activity. Participating hospitals are compared within homogeneous groups according to their service portfolio and level of complexity.
The awards are determined through the assessment of indicators relating to quality of care, patient safety, appropriateness, efficiency and risk-adjusted health outcomes. More than one hundred clinical processes across the medical, surgical and maternal-child care areas are analysed.
The awards also include specific voluntary participation categories, such as Hospital Emergency Departments, Intensive Care Units (ICUs) and Value-Based Healthcare Assessment, with the aim of identifying best practices and promoting continuous improvement across Spanish hospitals.
Other Recognitions
The Quirónsalud Group continues to strengthen its position as a national and international benchmark for clinical excellence, innovation and sustainability.
In this regard, fourteen hospitals within the Group have been included in Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals ranking, while a further three centres were recognised among the 250 most sustainable hospitals worldwide in the inaugural World’s Greenest Hospitals 2026 ranking.
The quality of Quirónsalud hospitals has also been acknowledged in highly specialised areas, with three Group hospitals included in the World’s Best Specialised Hospitals 2027 ranking, also compiled by Newsweek, which identifies leading international centres across various medical specialties.
Furthermore, eight Quirónsalud hospitals were ranked among the Top 25 Hospitals in Spain in the 2026 ranking published by Forbes, a recognition that endorses their quality of care, technological capabilities and the trust placed in them by both patients and healthcare professionals.
These recognitions reinforce Quirónsalud’s position as one of Spain’s leading healthcare providers, promoting a model based on medical excellence, innovation, research and patient-centred care.
