Catalan Institute of Oncology
Hospitals and Health CareCatalonia, Spain501-1000 Employees
The Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) is a public health care center focusing exclusively on cancer, operating under the Department of Health of the Government of Catalonia and located at 199 Avinguda de la Gran Viaduct de L'hospitalet, L'hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Spain. It follows the Comprehensive Cancer Centre model as a monographic institution, integrating primary and secondary prevention into its services while conducting translational research and providing specialized training programs. It delivers services within the National Health System at no cost to patients in an influence area of about 2.5 million people (roughly 40% of Catalonia's adult population), and primary prevention campaigns can extend to the entire Catalan population (about 7.2 million). ICO operates a territorial, multi-center network comprising three cancer centers (L'Hospitalet, Girona, Badalona), three university hospitals (Bellvitge, Trueta, Trias i Pujol) and sixteen county hospitals. The institute workforce is reported to be between 501 and 1000 employees, and its official website is https://ico.gencat.cat.