The healthcare hub of Esplugues de Llobregat continues to strengthen. With an eye on the arrival of Hospital Clínic, the metropolitan municipality is adding new agents along the way, such as the rare diseases center of Sant Joan de Déu, which has already laid its first stone. In this dynamic map, where new developments are also being built, Vithas is positioned, constructing a hospital that is expected to open its doors in mid-2025. The private healthcare group's sole shareholder is Goodgrower, the patrimonial company of the Gallardo family, owners of the pharmaceutical company Almirall.
With an area of 40,000 square meters, Hospital Vithas Barcelona will have a team of 1,800 professionals and will feature operating rooms and 24-hour emergency services for adults and children. So far, the project has gathered a budget of more than 100 million euros.
According to the private healthcare group, the new center in Esplugues is part of its growth and expansion plans in Catalonia, where it already has Hospital Vithas Lleida and the Vithas Lleida medical centers, in Tàrrega, and Garraf, in Vilanova i la Geltrú. Furthermore, it will be the company's twenty-second hospital in Spain. In parallel to the construction of the new hospital, Vithas has stated that it will continue to evaluate new expansion opportunities in Barcelona and Catalonia.
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