Through its institutional Code of Ethics, approved by the Board of Directors, Clínica Girona declares its commitment to respecting ethical standards in all its actions, based on the principles of respect for dignity, trust, integrity and honesty.

Ethical standards

  1. Ensure that all personal and professional actions undertaken at the centre are oriented towards the promotion of health, and the prevention and palliation of illness.
  2. To ensure personal and professional performance highest ethical standard in relation to patients and their families, as well as in relation to the other professionals at the centre.
  3. To address illness from a holistic point of view, understanding that it affects the physical, psychological, social and spiritual dimensions, ensuring the maximum speed and response levels.
  4. Ensure all your staff's actions are carried out based on the respect for life, human dignity and autonomy.
  5. Offer quality care and without discrimination for ethnic, cultural, gender, socioeconomic conditions or beliefs.
  6. To ensure institutional performance based on ethics to boost the protection of customers against advertising and marketing. Furthermore, to guarantee non-maleficence regarding competitive practices and economic and financial procedures.
  7. To ensure a fair and rational distribution of resources.
  8. To ensure continuity of care for clients.
  1. To guarantee respect for human dignity and privacy on behalf of all Clínica Girona staff in their actions.
  2. To guarantee the right of patients and their families, in legally established cases, to participate in decision-making that affect their health.
  3. Ensure the confidentiality of patients' personal and care data, except in cases established by law.
  4. To make it easier for patients and families, in legally established cases, to access information about the illness of understood, continued and sufficient way with the aim of enabling the best decision.
  5. To provide information on the risks associated with any diagnostic or therapeutic procedure and ensure that the patient gives their informed consent voluntary and free-form in view of these procedures.
  6. To work to ensure the information and fulfilment of the universally recognised patient charter of rights and responsibilities.
  7. To guarantee respect to advance directives that the patient has expressed in the legally established form, favouring conciliation between these wishes, the ethical code, and the actions of the centre's staff.
  8. To ensure we offer our clients the best possible care, with the highest human, scientific and technical quality, avoiding unnecessary procedures and actions.
  1. To remain constantly trained to ensure professional performance competent in quality.
  2. To assume and develop the corresponding functions for each job role with responsibility and honesty.
  3. To maintain a safe, clean, disciplined, and dignified working environment facilitating the correct development of the strategic plan and institutional objectives at all times.
  4. To safeguard a correct use of the centre's instruments and materials.
  5. To observe and comply with the necessary occupational and personal risk prevention measures to guarantee a safe and responsible work.
  6. To strive to maintain and improve the Institution's prestige and contribute as much as possible to improve the quality of services what are offered there.
  7. To promote health education and teaching.
  1. To foster teamwork, respect, cooperation, and trust in order to guarantee continuous, coordinated, and responsible care.
  2. Create a a safe, clean, disciplined, and dignified working environment ensure the correct development of the Strategic Plan and institutional objectives at all times.
  3. To ensure that all types of occupational risk are minimised and to provide the highest level of safety and protection for all personnel in a a threat and abuse-free environment.
  4. Select staff with objective criteria, equality and non-discrimination.
  5. Ensure equal employment opportunities promotion within the institution to all staff.
  6. To facilitate the continuing professional development.
  7. To have the human and technical resources which allows them to better develop their activity.
  1. To keep the Code of Ethics updated, respecting established legal regulations and guaranteeing at all times the principles of good faith, justice and respect for dignity and autonomy.
  2. Disseminate the Code of Ethics ensuring its maximum self-satisfaction in all actions, whether assistance, management or promotion of the centre.