A hospital designed around the patient experience
The report, written by Fran Sánchez Becerril with photography by Valentina Viceconte, describes a centre that combines robotic operating theatres with a design intended to make patients feel they are in a human, not clinical, environment. Rooms conceived as suites, natural light, warm finishes and a nursing ratio of one nurse for every eight beds.
Surgical technology
- 8 fully robotised operating theatres for high-complexity procedures.
- Da Vinci robot for minimally invasive surgery of colon, rectum, pancreas, liver and pelvis.
- Imaging and monitoring equipment integrated into the operating theatre itself.
- ERAS and fast-track protocols to accelerate postoperative recovery.
The Quenet Torrent team at the hospital
The specialists mentioned in the report include the Quenet Torrent Institute team, which specialises in complex tumours such as peritoneal carcinomatosis, retroperitoneal sarcomas and advanced hepatic tumours. The hospital has brought in surgeons who also work in other countries to offer high-complexity oncological surgery.
"Buying excellent technology is a matter of money. The hard part is having doctors who know how to get the best out of it and work in a coordinated way."
María Cordón, founder of Hospital Memorial Publio Cordón
What this means for our patients
The presence of the Quenet Torrent team at Hospital Memorial Publio Cordón gives patients in Madrid access to complex oncological surgery (HIPEC, PIPAC, peritoneal cytoreduction and high-complexity liver surgery) in a hospital with robotic operating theatres.
Original source: full article published in El Confidencial (April 9, 2026).
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