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Friday, 31 December, 1999
Launching of the Socio-clinical Assessment and Support Team specialised in Neurorehabilitation. For the first time in Spain, implementation of the FreeHand system for hand functionality of quadriplegic patients with high cervical injury.
Thursday, 31 December, 1998
Constitution of the Guttmann University Institute of Neurorehabilitation attached to the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona.
Wednesday, 31 December, 1997
Implementation of the Integrated Home Services.
Sunday, 31 December, 1995
Creation of the Santi Beso Arnalot Neurorehabilitation Documentation Centre.
Saturday, 31 December, 1994
The founders of the European Institute for Design and Disability-EIDD in Spain.
Friday, 31 December, 1993
Implementation of the Traumatic Brain Injury Unit.
Tuesday, 31 December, 1991
The Institut Guttmann is designated a Paralympic Hospital.
Monday, 31 December, 1990
Introduction of quadriplegic hand surgery.
Sunday, 31 December, 1989
First implementation of Sacral anterior root stimulators to control urination, evacuation and secretion.
Saturday, 31 December, 1988
Introduction of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES).