Organization

The Medical Director of the Clínic Barcelona is elected by the Faculty Board for the following missions:

a) To ensure, in coordination with the Nursing Director and the Quality and Clinical Safety Director, the highest quality and safety in healthcare, striving to achieve the highest levels of excellence, and adhering to established legal and ethical principles.

b) To facilitate cross-functionality and strengthen synergies among the various organisational structures and healthcare resources at Clínic Barcelona. The Emergency Area, the Surgical Area, the Pharmacy Area, as well as the Section for Donation and Coordination of Transplants, Patient Experience and the Hospital-at-Home program report directly to the Medical Director.

c) To promote the professional development of medical staff at the hospital in the fields of healthcare, teaching, continuous education, research and innovation, as well as to attract and retain talent within the medical profession. The fulfilment of these functions is supported by the Education Director and the Research and Innovation Director.

d) To lead the deployment and consolidation of Units, Working Groups and Clínic Programmes, as well as various clinical commissions and committees within the hospital.

Among other functions, the Medical Director holds the Presidency of the Faculty Board, being responsible for promoting the participation of the faculty members in decision-making related to healthcare, teaching, research and innovation, quality, and clinical safety.

The values of the Medical Director combine the common values of Clínic Barcelona: trust, gratitude and generosity with personal values of honesty and pursuit of excellence.

The current Medical Director wishes to acknowledge and thank its predecessors in the position during the modern era of the hospital: Dr Joan Rodés i Teixidor, Dr Joan Sánchez Lloret, Dr Lluís Morales i Fochs, Dr Joan A Vanrell i Díaz, Dr Josep Terés i Quiles, Dr Ginés Sanz Romero, Josep Maria Piqué i Badia, Dr Josep Brugada i Terradellas, Dr Josep María Campistol i Plana and Dr Antoni Castells i Garangou.

Responsible for the medical staff

The Medical Management is, therefore, responsible for the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona’s medical staff but, as Chair of the Medical Board, it is also accountable to the medical staff for publicizing the activities carried out and encouraging their participation in decision-making.  The Medical Management aims to be a facilitator of the activities carried out by the Institutes/Centres/Areas/Units, Work Groups and Programmes, favouring transversality and cohesion among them, acting in line with the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona’s Strategic Plan and promoting the common values of trust, gratitude and generosity.

In addition, the Medical Director has several committees, technical committees and commissions, which are chaired by the Medical Director himself or who act by his delegation:

• Healthcare Ethics Committee
• Research Ethics Committee
• Sabbatical Leave Committee
• Plus Dedication and Special Dedication Committee
• Residency and Research Grants Awards Committee
• Promotion Committee
• Selection Committee
• Cancer Technical Committee
• Technical Committee of Advanced Therapies
• Pharmacy and Therapeutics Commission
• Commission to Guarantee Quality Control in Radiotherapy
• Infections Commission
• Mortality Commission
• Commission of Organs
• Information Systems Commission - Clinical Histories
• Tissue Commission
• Transfusion Commission
• Gender violence and health commission

Committee of Medical Delegates

The Medical Officer has the advice of the Committee of Medical Delegates. It is a representative body of the doctors of the Hospital's medical staff whose mission is to advise the Medical Officer on all issues that affect the professional activity of these doctors, to be the tool for participation in the management bodies and management of the Hospital, and to defend the professional interests of its members.