Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge
Hospitals and Health CareCatalonia, Spain1001-5000 Employees
Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, located in L'hospitalet de Llobregat in Catalonia, Spain, is a major university hospital. It operates within the Catalan Health Institute (ICS) and is recognized as one of the region's five leading university hospitals. Founded in 1972, the facility is a 700-bed tertiary-care teaching hospital that delivers high-technology medical care to a population of more than two million people. It handles about 30,700 annual discharges, of which 34.9% are high-complexity, supported by a large professional workforce. In 2025, Bellvitgehospital was accredited by the European Organisation for Cancer Institutes (OECI) as a Comprehensive Cancer Centre, in collaboration with the Catalan Institute of Oncology and IDIBELL and with support from the University of Barcelona. This recognition highlights the hospital's role in providing integrated cancer care within the regional health system.