What is 4CB?

The Clínic Barcelona Comprehensive Cancer Center (4CB) is an international centre of excellence that integrates care, research, and education to provide comprehensive and innovative care to people with cancer. Its approach is based on a multidisciplinary model that places the patient at the centre and brings together high-level professionals to ensure the best quality care and drive scientific and educational advances in oncology.

Below are the fundamental pillars that define 4CB’s identity and commitment: the mission that guides its purpose; the vision that directs its future aspirations; and the values that reflect its commitment to patients, professionals, and society.

Mission

The Clínic Barcelona Comprehensive Cancer Center (4CB) aims to provide the best possible care to cancer patients and their families. Care focuses on the patients, the organisation’s raison d’être, and on the professionals, who are the engine of the centre. The model is based on three pillars: care excellence, integration of education, and commitment to research and innovation.

Vision

To be a national and international reference centre, leading projects that promote patient participation and empowerment, service innovation and the fostering of comprehensive and coordinated care. 4CB embraces corporate values and ethical leadership, cares about a healthy hospital environment for professionals, drives research and training, and consolidates strategic partnerships with its surroundings.

Values

4CB is guided by the values of trust, gratitude and generosity, seeking excellence by combining quality care, patient wellbeing, innovation, personalized attention and efficiency in resource use, to guarantee the sustainability of a quality public health system.

Governance

4CB’s governance is based on a solid organisational structure formed of institutes, centres and functional areas. Multidisciplinary committees, functional units, and management bodies are incorporated to enable participatory decision-making, resource optimisation, and continuous improvement in the quality of oncological care.

4CB’s governance is based on a solid organisational structure formed of institutes, centres and functional areas. Multidisciplinary committees, functional units, and management boards are incorporated to enable participatory decision-making, resource optimisation, and continuous improvement in the quality of oncological care.