Dr. Rosa Terré, rehabilitation doctor of the Brain Injury Unit and coordinator of dysphagia, at Institut Guttmann gave an interview to IM Medical hospitalier. In the interview, Dr. Terré explains how is the care of a newcomer to the Institut Guttmann: "the first thing we do is an overall assessment to determine deficits. Then, we orient the treatment to improve or compensate these deficits with...
On 27th November the Institut Guttmann celebrated its 50th anniversary, coinciding with the date of the old hospital inauguration, same day at 1965. An emotive institutional ceremony in the gorgeous Oval Room of the National Art Museum of Catalonia (MNAC), brought together more than a thousand people related with the organization, including professionals, former patients, Friends of the foundation...
Hanna is studying the second year of the Master in Neurorehabilitation at Institut Guttmann with her baby in her arms; colleagues and teachers take it all naturally, as a normal gesture. When the baby needs it, Hanna comes out of class and looks for a quiet place to breastfeed her four months baby, Sander. We wanted to know more about the history of Hanna Kalajas, born in Estonia 26 years ago and...
The 13th January took place at the Palau de la Música Catalana the anual award ceremony organized by the Avedis Donabedian Foundation (FAD), to recognise the healthcare institutions in different categories. The Institut Guttmann received the recognition because of the Joint Comission International (JCI) 4th reacreditation that is an evidence of the accomplishment of the toughest international...
Thursday, December 17th, the Institut Guttmann celebrated the arrival of Christmas with their patients with two amazing Circular Concerts that were a nice sensory experience for them all. With an innovative concert away from the traditional conception, the Circular Concert for adult patients and their families, as well as for the hospital professionals, allowed the public to interact with the...
The patients celebrated the arrival of Christmas with two surprising Circular Concerts, that where a very estimulating experience. Through music and diferent instruments, playing with the vibration even over the body of patients in a very direct way, in order to experience different sensations. A second adapted concert to children, with a repertory of Christmas Carols and the special performance...
Badalona is proud to host in its municipal territory an international reference center in rehabilitation therapy, with the highest technical and human quality. The Institut Guttmann is not a referent only because of making available to those people affected by an unexpected trauma that changes their lives a chance of recovery and reconciliation with its new autonomous lifestyle, but it’s also a...
