- The health group highlights the reduction of 13% of the carbon footprint or the use of more than 80% of electricity in its centers of 100% renewable origin, as well as the development of the Ribera Life program, for health care. physical and emotional health of its professionals
- The document, already published on their website, includes its commitment to growth and diversification in the last year, as well as the main healthcare and research milestones, investment in technology and innovation, its plans for humanization and healthcare activity, among others.
The health group Ribera has just published its Sustainability Report for the year 2023, which highlights, among others, the important progress made in its environmental policy, internal social benefits, governance, growth and diversification policy, main healthcare and research milestones, its It is committed to technology and innovation, as well as the large figures of its recent activity.
Ribera is aware that sustainable development is linked to the protection of the environment and the prevention of pollution, which is why it has an Environmental Policy that is applied in all its areas, and that promotes initiatives and technologies that encourage more sustainable practices. . These actions include the installation of photovoltaic solar panels, the implementation of devices to reduce energy consumption, updating equipment to improve its efficiency, and training professionals in efficient resource management, among other measures. Thus, in 2023 it has achieved that more than 80% of the electricity consumed is of 100% renewable origin and has reduced its carbon footprint by 13%. In addition, last year a corporate sustainability manager was appointed and the group's Sustainability Committee was established.
Regarding social issues, Ribera once again opted for a people management policy that prioritizes the well-being of its professionals. For Elisa Tarazona, CEO of the healthcare group, “we need to have healthcare professionals, facilitate their continuous training and personalize working conditions with flexibility to attract and retain talent.”
The Ribera Life program stands out in its Sustainability Report, which reflects Ribera's comprehensive commitment to its employees, thus contributing to an organizational culture that improves the quality of life of its professionals and generates a work environment in which they feel valued. and happier. To achieve this well-being, the group works on different initiatives under five dimensions: physical and emotional health, professional health, financial health, team health and social health.
Among other notable milestones, the number of permanent contracts grows by 5% and at the end of 2023, close to 90% of the group's professionals had this type of contract. Conciliation, diversity, equality policies and training are very prominent aspects in the management of people in the healthcare group: flexibility is facilitated, adaptation of schedules and reduction of working hours, multiculturalism (there are professionals over 59 nationalities), equality (female managers have increased by more than 12% compared to 2022 and the number of female professionals already represents 72% of the group) and training hours, which have grown by more than 18% compared to the previous year , with special programs on the prevention of harassment and gender violence. For all these reasons, the healthcare group has once again entered the ranking of the 100 best companies to work for in Spain published annually by a specialized media.
The Sustainability Report of the Ribera group also includes its main operations and results; highlights the incorporation of Cascais Hospital, the group's first health center in Portugal, the Murcian group of clinics Cardiosalus and Ciudad Quesada clinic, in the Torrevieja area. It also highlights the more than 25 million invested last year in technology and infrastructure, as well as the strategic agreement signed with Microsoft to promote innovation and artificial intelligence, or the implementation of new CT and MRI in several hospitals, as well as healthcare and research milestones with the expansion of health services in its hospitals in Galicia and Murcia, the internal assumption by Ribera Lab of the management of the comprehensive biological diagnosis of the areas of the Vinalopo y Torrejon and the opening of a new psychiatric hospitalization ward at the Torrejón University Hospital, among others.
The health group also highlights in its report the implementation of outstanding actions by the Ribera Health Foundation to promote healthcare research and the launch of the Innovation Health Center at the Cascais Hospital, as well as the numerous recognitions received throughout the year.
In terms of humanization and patient experience, once again this year the meetings of the patient advisory councils in the majority of the Ribera centers stand out to listen to and attend to their needs, the remodeling of spaces or initiatives such as outdoor walks for patients of ICU or the program Rhythms of Life that unites music and health.
Special mention deserves the plan for health promotion and collaboration with entities, which has organized more than 200 activities last year, with the holding of workshops, conferences and exhibitions, the celebration of world days and the publication of informative material. The RDV campaign with the manufacture of the first arrhythmic metronome to prevent cardiovascular diseases has toured the group's main hospitals, and the VII Edition of the Cervantes Way from the Torrejón University Hospital has brought together thousands of hikers along the Henares Corridor, promoting healthy lifestyle habits. Professionals from the group have participated in this program as an activity of corporative volunteering, as well as with the Association I walk, which helps people with disabilities to travel the Camino de Santiago, and with Casa Caridad and Vida Digna among other entities. As Elisa Tarazona indicates, “we are committed to health promotion and disease prevention as an essential aspect in our sustainability policy to comprehensively address health in all its aspects.” Consult the Memory here.
