The Tenerife center shares this nomination with the Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín University Hospital. The Best in Class (BiC) Awards recognize the excellence of hospitals and clinical services through the Patient Care Quality Index (ICAP), an indicator developed in collaboration with scientific societies and healthcare management specialists.
The hospital complex is recognized for its activity as a reference center for liver transplantation, having surpassed nine hundred transplanted patients, and for being a pioneer in the implementation of a Palliative Care Unit. Also highlighted are its attention to rare diseases, advanced thoracic surgery, and precision oncology.
Hospital La Candelaria celebrated its sixtieth anniversary of service in April of this year. Over the past two decades, it has doubled its staff and expanded its infrastructure, including the opening of the Multipurpose Healthcare Building in 2023 and the new Emergency building in November of last year. The hospital complex now spans 167,500 square meters with nearly 1,000 hospital beds, serving a population of over 660,000 people.
