Fundación Marqués de Valdecilla

Health services and research in Cantabria

Fundación Marqués de Valdecilla is a nonprofit organization in Cantabria, founded in 1928. Its mission includes promoting and providing health and social-care services, as well as education and research in healthcare. The foundation reports 98 years of service, 100 professionals, and 52 selection processes.

Programs and services

• Cantabria Blood and Tissue Bank.
• Milk Bank.
• Cantabria Public Health Observatory.
• Disability support service.
• Cantabria Health School.
• Advanced Therapies Unit.
• General services.

Jobs and hiring

The foundation maintains a jobs platform with job pools and selection processes, including ongoing pools for physicians and nurses, openings for senior health-science specialists, and temporary hiring lists for laboratory technicians and the Public Health Observatory. It also has a public procurement profile and a user area for applicants.

Other activities

The foundation presents the Marqués de Valdecilla National Medicine Award and has promoted projects such as an ideas competition for Santander’s Health Innovation Park. It works with organizations including Proyecto Hombre Cantabria, the Blood Donors Brotherhood, and the Civil Guard in Cantabria, and holds events at Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital.

Contact

Address: School of Nursing, 5th floor, Avda. Valdecilla, s/n, 39008 Santander, Cantabria. Phone: +34 942 331 077. Fax: +34 942 344 000.