- The operation is pending the corresponding administrative authorizations and does not include the purchase of the property.
The Ribera health group has reached an agreement with the Santo Hospital de Caridad Foundation to assume the care management of the Juan Cardona Hospital that the entity has in Ferrol. This agreement does not include the purchase of the property that remains the property of the Foundation. The operation is pending the corresponding administrative authorizations.
The Santo Hospital de Caridad Foundation has managed this emblematic benchmark hospital in Ferrol since 1974, and will continue to be linked to the same position that, in addition to continuing to own the property, will maintain all the management of its social work.
With this operation, the Ribera group, specialized in the management of innovative healthcare projects, continues to diversify its field of activity and consolidates its presence in Galician healthcare after the acquisition of the Ribera Povisa de Vigo hospitals in December 2019 and the Ribera Polusa and Santo clinics. Sunday of Lugo in November 2020.
For Elisa Tarazona, CEO of the Ribera group, "we hope after the corresponding administrative authorizations, to be able to continue adding to Galician health, maintaining the commitment and values of the Foundation to continue offering the best service to citizens. In this way, we seek to contribute with our responsible health model to improve the well-being of the population, at the same time that we guarantee the employment conditions of the excellent team of professionals who make this center a reference in the region”.
For Alberto Lens, President-Big Brother of the Foundation, "this is the best solution to strengthen healthcare in Ferrol and the region, ensure the maintenance of the staff and ownership of the hospital property, which belongs to all Ferrol residents. Likewise, the maintenance of the social benefits provided by this much-loved institution since the end of the XNUMXth century is ensured”.
About Juan Cardona Hospital
With more than 22.000 square meters, Juan Cardona is the only private hospital in Ferrol and works with the main health insurers. It has 183 beds, 4 operating rooms, 6 hospitalization units and an Intensive Care Unit, a complete portfolio of services and a staff of 300 professionals.
About Ribera group
Ribera is a healthcare business group specialized in innovative healthcare projects, which since 1997 has been working for the health and well-being of the population. Its main shareholder with 90% is the Centene Corporation group, a leading company in the US health insurance sector, included in the Fortune 100 list, which has more than 30 years of experience in collaboration with state governments in the United States, mainly developing programs of Medicare and Medicaid. The Spanish banking group Banco Sabadell is the other shareholder with 10%. Ribera manages 8 hospitals in Spain and other projects in Europe and Latin America. In Galicia, it has the hospitals Ribera Povisa in Vigo and Ribera Polusa in Lugo. For more than 20 years, it has developed a public-private collaboration model that is studied at major universities such as Berkeley and Harvard Business School. The group also has a Futurs technology division, a Ribera Lab division, and a Ribera b2b purchasing center, among other projects. Its responsible health model based on the "5Ps": personalized, predictive, preventive, population-based and participatory medicine, responds to its commitment to society to continue providing value and innovative solutions that make it possible to face global health challenges, in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda.
