The Hospiten Lanzarote center has been designated as one of the best hospitals in Spain in 2007 within the category of private hospitals. The center located in Puerto del Carmen and opened in 1999 has been recognized as one of the TOP 20 in the study conducted annually by IASIST and evaluated by a Scientific Committee of specialists. From a census of more than 145 Spanish hospitals, both public and private, the hospitals are evaluated taking into account indicators of quality, operation and economic efficiency and groups the centers, among other criteria, according to their size and services they provide. Thus, Hospiten Lanzarote has been the only center in the Canary Islands to receive this distinction in 2007.
The TOP 20 award was presented by the general director of Healthcare Programs of the Canary Islands Health Service, Javier del Campo González de Langarica, to the director of operations of the Hospiten Group, Rafael Navarro Bravo, in the public event organized by IASIST in Madrid on November 22, with the presence of national and regional health authorities as well as representatives of the Spanish health sector.
