Information for patients

If you would like to receive medical care at SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital or get a second opinion from our staff, it is important you give us as many details about your case as possible to facilitate our assessment of it.

After submitting the information on the form Request a treatment or Request an online second opinion, we will assign you a contact person from the International Patients Department, who will be your go-to staff member for your entire stay.

At SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital, we speak your family’s language. Our international team speaks several languages and, moreover, we have translation and interpreting services available to facilitate communication with professionals during appointments and for medical reports.

During your stay at the Hospital, you will also receive psychological, emotional and spiritual support. Furthermore, our hospital facilities are specially adapted to children, making their stay more comfortable. The café, the launderette, the chapel and the parking facilities are just some of the spaces open to patients and their family members. At SJD Barcelona Children’s Hospital, we organise special events with music, dogs and even clowns to make hospitalisation a more pleasant experience.

International insurance policies

At SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital, we want families from all around the world to feel safe and supported during their child's healthcare experience. That is why we have partnered with several international insurers who can partially or fully cover the cost of medical treatment. We always recommend that you carefully go over the terms and conditions of your insurance policy with your insurer to confirm coverage at our hospital.

In addition, we are supported by leading international intermediaries who help manage processes between insurers hospitals , so that they are as straightforward as possible for your family: