Quironsalud will provide medical support at the Socorro Classic bodyboarding competition in Tenerife.

Quirónsalud hospitals in Tenerife will take care of the health of athletes and spectators at the Socorro Classic competitions. This is a cool bodyboarding sporting event that will take place from September 24 to 28 on Los Realejos beach. The best athletes from all over the world and Spain will gather there.

Dr. Juan Carlos Gómez from Quirónsalud Costa Adeje Hospital says that bodyboarding most often results in bruises, cuts (when you hit the board or the bottom), sprains of the ankles and knees, and also back and shoulder pain from awkward positions and constant hand movements. To avoid injuries, Dr. Gómez advises warming up well, doing everything correctly, and doing exercises to strengthen muscles.

Socorro Classic is an official competition that is part of the European Tour of Bodyboard and Circuito Canario de Bodyboard. It is supported by the European Surfing Federation and the Federación Española de Surfing.

Quirónsalud is a well-known network of hospitals that often helps at sporting events. They believe that sport is important for health, helps prevent diseases and improves the quality of life. And sport also cultivates discipline, the desire for self-improvement – values ​​that are also important for Quirónsalud.

Currently, Quirónsalud is a medical partner of the MotoGP World Championship, is responsible for the medical care of the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation (RFET), is the official medical supplier of the Association of Basketball Clubs (acb) and Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar. They also cooperate with many football, basketball and rugby clubs in Spain.

In addition, Quirónsalud provided medical support at important sporting events such as the Davis Cup in tennis, the Billie Jean King Cup, the Mutua Madrid Open, the Hexagon Cup in padel, the Ocean Race in sailing, the Women's EuroBasket 2021 and others.

There are three Quirónsalud hospitals in the Canary Islands: in Santa Cruz, Costa Adeje and La Orotava. There are also 6 medical centers in different places on the island, for example, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Candelaria, Los Cristianos, La Laguna, Icod and Puerto de la Cruz.

Quirónsalud is the largest group of hospitals in Spain, and together with its parent company Fresenius-Helios, it is also the largest in Europe. In addition to Spain, Quirónsalud also operates in Latin America. They have over 50,000 employees and more than 180 medical centers, including 59 hospitals with over 8,000 beds. They use modern technologies and have a team of professionals with extensive experience. Among their well-known hospitals are the Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital, the Teknon Medical Center, Ruber Internacional and others.

Quirónsalud is also involved in education (they have 10 university hospitals) and medical research (they have their own research institute).

Medical care at Quirónsalud is organized in such a way that doctors from different departments can cooperate and exchange experience. Currently, Quirónsalud is conducting many studies throughout Spain, and many of their hospitals are the first to introduce new treatments in areas such as oncology, cardiology, endocrinology, gynecology and neurology.