Sant Joan de Deu

Children's Hospital of Sant Joan de Deu

The Children's Hospital, located in Barcelona, Spain, is one of the leading universities in Europe for childhood and adolescence. It offers an integrated and multidisciplinary approach to maternal and pediatric health care from birth to 18 years of age.

• Leading national center for the treatment of oncological pathology in the period of development
• World-class leading center for all types of cancer
• 3rd leading center in Europe for the number of scientific discoveries in the field of childhood diseases
• 1 Pediatric Clinical Research Unit and Tissue and Tumor Bank
• SJD - deals with the treatment of diseases of any complexity in children and adolescents.

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The center specializes in the following medical areas:

• Oncology and Hematology,
• Ewing's sarcoma,
• Wilms tumor
• brainstem glioma,
• neuroblastoma grade 4 (only here and in America),
• leukemia,
• CAR T-cell therapy in the treatment of leukemia,
• surgical treatment of epilepsy,
• limb malformation treatment
• surgical treatment of scoliosis,
• intraocular and orbital tumors (retinoblastoma),
• cardiology,
• fetal surgery (fetal medicine).

More than 13 thousand operations are performed at the Children's Hospital of Sant Joan de Deu annually and more than 3 thousand women in labor are accepted. The hospital has 225,000 outpatients and has already conducted five validated clinical trials. Sant Joan de Deu has 328 inpatient beds and 1,484 medical staff.

Sant Joan de Deu (aka Sant Joan de Deu, aka Sant Joan de Deu) is a private children's hospital that was founded in 1867. This medical institution for mothers and children is a leader among its kind, as it provides a very wide range of medical services, is accredited by the National Health of Spain and is a member of the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Organizations (NACHRI).

In addition to physical treatment, the hospital also provides psychological support to mother and child, and practices the presence of parents at all stages of treatment for their children.

Clinic Sant Joan de Deu is one of the best private children's hospital, which has been helping children with the most serious illnesses since 1867.

This is a medical center for mothers and children - a leader among its kind, as it provides a very wide range of medical services, has accreditation and is a member of the association of children's hospitals.

Much attention is paid to psychological support for mothers and children. And most importantly, the clinic practices the presence of parents at all stages of the treatment of their children, which affects a quick recovery.

If in doubt, below we provide the main advantages of the clinic:

• Sant Joan de Deu applies new technologies and constantly carries out various medical research,
• the hospital operates laboratories, conducts the study of DNA pathologies,
• conduct research in the field of hereditary connective tissue diseases,
• oncologists study the occurrence and treatment at the molecular level,
• treat fetal-type diseases and neurometabolic disorders.

Why are “little patients” treated at Sant Joan de Deu?

• the experts of the clinic carried out 11 scientific discoveries, which helped to bring medicine and treatment, in particular, to a new level,
• high-quality telemonitoring of pregnancy is used for women;
• smart sensors for newborn cameras were created;
• effectively use play therapy for children.
• round-the-clock supervision in operating and intensive care units, which guarantees safety and timely assistance.

The main directions with which they work in Sant Joan de Deu:

1. Oncology and Hematology - is the leading department among similar ones in Spain, and takes on the treatment of all types of oncological diseases and rare hematological ones. The center is equipped with four chambers with HEPA filters and positive pressure for bone marrow transplant patients.
2. Neurology is an effective treatment for : paraplegia, ataxia , including hereditary diseases, neurometabolic metabolic disorders, as well as refractory epilepsy.
3. Cardiology is the best cardiology center in Europe , as it has the lowest mortality rate among patients; children with cardiovascular diseases, congenital heart defects, and atrial septal defects are treated here.
4. Traumatology and Orthopedics - the department brings together the best orthopedists in Spain in the following areas: treatment of scoliosis, hip joints, clubfoot and congenital defects, ligament and muscle damage.
5. Rehabilitation - effective recovery includes the involvement of the patient's family in the rehabilitation program, individually for each child, rehabilitation is coordinated by a team of specialists.

Why should you apply for oncology treatment in Sant Joan de Deu?

• Clinic San Joan was one of the first in Europe to use intra-arterial chemotherapy for patients with retinoblastoma, which prevents the loss of an eye in a patient at an advanced stage of the disease;
• for the treatment of neuroblastoma - the Spanish Cancer Center was the first in Europe to use anti-GD2 immunotherapy, which increases patient survival by 20%, and in the future by three years - 68%;
• the survival rate of patients with lymphoblastic leukemia - a malignant disease of the hematopoietic system - is as much as 84%;
• in bone marrow transplantation, the patient's survival rate from a relative donor is 90-100%, not a relative - 70-80%

Clinic service for patients

1. Patients of Sant Joan de Deu are accommodated in comfortable rooms for one, two or three people, or they receive assistance in finding and booking a hotel, if the need arises.
2. Sant Joan de Deu also assists in obtaining visas, if any, and issues invitations through the consulate.
3. From the side of the clinic, transfer and translation services are possible. Also, in addition to Spanish, the hospital staff also speaks English.

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