Sant Joan de Déu
The primary goal of the Fundació de recerca Sant Joan de Déu is to contribute to the improvement of people’s health and well-being by promoting, supporting and coordinating research and innovation at the centres of the Hospitaller Order of Saint John of God ‒ Aragon-San Rafael Province, in accordance with its values: Hospitality, Respect, Quality, Responsibility and Spirituality.
Mission, vision and objectives
Accordingly, the Fundació’s objective is to work together with the hospitals and other centres of Sant Joan de Déu to expand scientific knowledge and to improve healthcare for people suffering health problems. Moreover, we seek to achieve these ends in an integrated way within the healthcare sphere, always bearing closely in mind the sick people and their families. We approach our research as a participatory and interdisciplinary process, where the interaction between professionals and society generates enriching initiatives that provide an appropriate response to people’s need.
The Fundació’s work is set within the framework of the activity of the Hospitaller Order of Saint John of God, which, based on the concept of hospitality and with a universal character, strives to shelter, attend to and help people, especially those who are most vulnerable or who suffer social integration or health problems. The research activities of the Fundació covers different areas of knowledge, mainly in the fields of maternal and child health and mental health, although there are also research groups working in other areas, including research on socially vulnerable populations.