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The five-star hospital María Cordón wants to use to transform the patient experience

El Confidencial — one of Spain's leading national newspapers — visits the Hospital Memorial Publio Cordón on its opening day in Pozuelo de Alarcón: a fully private centre with an investment exceeding €100 million, designed to break with the usual clinical coldness. Among its high-complexity medical team, the Quenet Torrent Institute is cited as an oncology reference.

María Cordón at Hospital Memorial Publio Cordón, Madrid

A hospital designed around the patient experience

The piece — by Fran Sánchez Becerril with photography by Valentina Viceconte — describes a centre that combines cutting-edge technology with a design aimed at making patients feel they are in a human, not clinical, environment. Suite-style rooms, natural light, warm finishes and a nurse-to-bed ratio of one per eight patients.

State-of-the-art 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 directly into the theatre.
  • ERAS and fast-track protocols to accelerate postoperative recovery.

Quenet Torrent team as an oncology reference

The report mentions the Quenet Torrent Institute team — internationally recognised for the treatment of complex tumours such as peritoneal carcinomatosis, retroperitoneal sarcomas and advanced hepatic tumours. The hospital's strategy is to integrate internationally recognised surgeons to offer high-complexity oncological surgery within a carefully designed environment.

"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 expands access to European-reference treatments in complex oncological surgery — HIPEC, PIPAC, cytoreductive surgery and advanced hepatic surgery — within a hospital setting equipped with leading technology. For patients, this combines the team's experience with the best available facilities in Madrid.

Original source: full article published in El Confidencial (April 9, 2026).

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