Fundación Espriu

The organisations that make up the Espriu Foundation constitute one of the largest networks of healthcare cooperatives in the world

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Ewing Controls

Cooperatives around the world

From local workshop to global leader: how worker democracy saved the legacy of Ewing Controls

In a global industrial landscape dominated by multinational corporations and opaque management structures, Ewing Controls stands out as an inspiring anomaly. Located in Greenfield, a small town in Massachusetts, this engineering firm proves that high technology, large-scale exports, and workplace democracy are not only compatible but also form a highly competitive formula for success.
Hogar

Diversification

ASISA receives authorization to operate in the home insurance branch

The Directorate General of Insurance and Pension Funds (DGSFP) has officially authorized ASISA to operate in the home insurance branch. With this major regulatory milestone, the company will begin marketing specific products designed for home protection in the coming months.

Toys

Circular economy

From the toy hospital to the home or why the future of play is cooperative and circular

The pace of modern children's consumption is unsustainable. Every year, millions of plastic toys end up in landfills simply because a small part broke or because children grew up and lost interest. Facing this reality, an alternative is emerging that blends the magic of childhood with social responsibility: toy cooperatives based on the circular economy. By uniting the efforts of families, artisans, and educators, this model proves that it is possible to raise children with strong values without drowning homes in plastic waste.
AI

Health

Professional medical care is key amid the rise of AI health queries

Assistència Sanitària emphasizes the value of clinical judgment and the Home Emergency Service to guarantee safe and personalized care.

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The Espriu Foundation, cooperation and self-governance since 1989

The Espriu Foundation brings together the Spanish institutions which implement the co-operative healthcare model created by Dr Josep Espriu. The main objective of the Espriu Foundation is to oversee the development, promotion and defence of the cooperative healthcare model, centralising the efforts and commitment of Grup Assistència and Grupo Asisa with the dissemination and promotion of the co-operative model as a tool for improving healthcare systems.

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La Fundación Espriu

/Our values

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Not-for-profit

Surplus balances are reinvested for the benefit of members, users, improving the quality of care and technological innovation, thus ensuring sustainability.

2

Direct involvement in management

All stakeholders are involved in management, engaging the full range of participants in the care process in a spirit of solidarity.

3

Open organizations

The Foundation is made up of organisations that are private but also open and very willing to collaborate with the public healthcare system.

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Social commitment

All the entities that participate in the Foundation are committed to society and maintain a real commitment to the people and the environment that surrounds them.

Cooperativismo sanitario

The Institutions

The Espriu Foundation brings together the leading institutions of healthcare cooperativism in Spain: SCIAS, Autogestió Sanitària, ASISA and Lavinia.

Together, they form a network that provides high-quality medical care based on collaboration, solidarity and democratic management, placing the patient at the centre.

With 3.2 million insured people, 19 hospitals and 40 own medical centres, 181,303 cooperative members and 7,500 employees, the Foundation represents an efficient, human and socially committed healthcare model.

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Autogestió Sanitaria Lavinia SCIAS asisa
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COMPARTIR magazine is a print and digital publication which reflects current medical, social economy and health co-operative issues brought to you by the professionals who participate in the co-operatives of the Espriu Foundation. 
COMPARTIR is published in three languages (Spanish, Catalan and English) and combines health and wellbeing features, promoting a healthy lifestyle and offering recommendations for cultural and leisure activities. Quality information backed by health professionals and experts who work with Assistència Sanitària and Asisa.

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