Health workers fighting Covid-19 to receive bonuses from €350 to €1,350
Catalan government pledges €140 million in bonifications
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Do healthcare professionals feel their work is valued?
Health system workers speak to Catalan News about society’s views on their efforts
How has the pandemic affected healthcare workers on a personal level?
Catalan News speaks to a number of medical professionals for an ongoing series on their experiences
A hotel for healthcare workers in Girona
Many medical professionals living with at-risk people are lodging at Hotel Europa during the coronavirus crisis
Healthcare workers hold silence in memory of colleagues
Tribute paid to doctors and nurses who have lost their lives during the coronavirus pandemic
International Nurses Day gives visibility for healthcare workers to take a stand
They welcome visibility, but ask for maintaining extra staff, more presence in executive positions, and more time for research
Chinese community plays key role in health material supply
Business links enable rapid chartering of flights carrying PPE from China to Catalonia
‘Covid-19 free’ certifications planned by tourism agency
Catalan tourism board director believes association with Spain is damaging for handling of coronavirus crisis
What do I have to do to obtain a free facemask?
Check out our guide to all you need to know to claim a Catalan government-issued mask
A look inside Hotel Hesperia, converted into emergency hospital in four days
Around 50 patients suffering from covid-19 coronavirus being looked after at the facility
Protests heat up as students join doctors on strike
Medical staff keep week-long stoppage as students rally over tuition fees
Doctors strike for second day as workload demands not met
44% of medical professionals join protest, says government
Public retirement homes and primary care to share medical history
Easy access to an individual’s details will streamline the process and make it easier to receive care
Catalonia breaks all-time record with over 1,100 transplants in 2017
Catalan hospitals have one of the highest numbers of these procedures in the world, 146.5 per million people
Vall d’Hebron Hospital pioneer in non-invasive pediatric surgery
The Vall d’Hebron Hospital in Barcelona, one of the pioneer hospitals worldwide in non-invasive surgery in children, is planning to use minimally invasive methods with 70 percent of its pediatric surgeries. This week various pediatric surgery specialists gathered in a congress at the Vall d’Hebron Hospital Campus to share their professional expertise. The Vall d’Hebron Hospital is one of the few hospitals capable of performing surgery on a newborn with a weight of less than 1.5 kilograms or on a 24 week-old fetus with spine bifida. Since the incorporation of Doctor Manuel López as Head of Services, pediatric laparoscopy has gotten a new boost. López has set the objective of performing the majority of the 2000 annual surgeries on children with innovative methods.