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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Cooperatives international meeting in Nairobi

International

Cooperatives promote healthcare in Africa

Last April 30th, Nairobi hosted the high-level conference titled "Leveraging healthcare cooperatives to promote health and well-being in Africa". The meeting was organized by the regional office of the International Cooperative Alliance ICA-Africa in collaboration with CIC, a cooperative insurer of Kenyan origin.
VII University Week of Social Economy 2026

Cooperation

ASISA defends the contribution of cooperativism and public-private collaboration to the healthcare system

Dr. José Carlos Sánchez Marcos, counselor of Lavinia and delegate of ASISA in Ávila, participated in the Catholic University of Ávila (UCAV) as part of the VII University Week of Social Economy 2026. During his intervention, he highlighted the value of the cooperative model in guaranteeing the quality and accessibility of the healthcare system.
Bundesliga

Sport

Football and Cooperativism: Beyond the Scoreboard

In a world where football seems to have been swallowed by the logic of big capital, investment funds, and astronomical signings, a necessary question arises: does an alternative to the sports limited company model exist? The answer is not only affirmative but is rooted in the very essence of sport: cooperation. Cooperativism and football share a common DNA based on self-help, internal democracy, and the conviction that the whole is always stronger than the sum of its individual parts.
Da Vinci system

Tecnology

Hospital de Barcelona incorporates the Da Vinci surgical system for urological surgery

The new robotic technology allows for minimally invasive surgery, with greater precision, better recovery, and a more favorable experience for the patient.

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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

1

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.

4

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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