Madrid – Iñaki Peralta, CEO of Sanitas and bupa Ela, recently concluded the third Future Health The Event, an initiative designed to showcase the company’s advancements in healthcare through technology and digitalization. Peralta emphasized the company’s commitment to expanding the boundaries of medicine and creating a healthier world.

According to Peralta, the event was conceived three years ago to highlight Sanitas’s extensive work in healthcare. We realized that we did more things than customers really used frequently, Peralta stated. He added that the company’s capacity is in a great state of form and is nailed to the ideology of bupa and Sanitas to expand the borders of medicine, creating a better world and expanding the most innovative capabilities to cure better.

Technological Advancements and Genomic Medicine

Peralta highlighted the integration of technology in the new Valdebebas Hospital, set to open June 16, incorporating unpublished technological digital mechanisms. He also discussed the company’s focus on genomics, inspired by Bupa, to improve lives through personalized medicine.

The goal is to make genomic testing financially accessible, which Peralta acknowledged was a significant challenge. going out of books to the machines, to someone from their blood and that they have their plan and all this operationalize it and do it in a financially affordable way, the challenge was not small. But we are going to save the lives of many people, he asserted.

Artificial Intelligence and Data-Driven Healthcare

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) with data offers a robust mechanism that makes medicine more precise, Peralta explained, adding that doctors will work with more security. This technology aims to improve patient outcomes and extend healthy lifespans.

We do it is indeed something very unique and it is as the patient is good, we can give a longer, healthier and happier life. Technology is a means with which we are looking for the best for the patient to be better. The ideas were revolutionary, but we have had the ability to design and execute them and that very few companies have it.

Iñaki Peralta, CEO of Sanitas and bupa Ela

Sanitas has established a green corridor for innovation, ensuring that new developments are quickly implemented for the benefit of clients. We will continue to put our efforts, as it is indeed very worth the challenges.We lack paths to travel and make a better medicine, Peralta added.

Commitment to Mental Health and Professional training

Sanitas is also expanding its commitment to mental health by incorporating the largest world network,with 200 mental health centers,25 of them in Spain. Addressing the shortage of healthcare professionals, the company has created a Professional Training School in Madrid and Barcelona.

Hands are missing, professionals are missing, Peralta noted. We already have university, health studies in Madrid and we will continue to form, because that can only be done with safe and very well prepared hands.

Future Health Planning and Accessibility

Peralta envisions a future with a health planner that acts as a co-pilot for individuals,improving prevention and providing personalized medical advice. And that will come because we already have all the pieces. It will serve for doctors to make decisions about medicines, closer assistance services, he said.

In closing, Peralta urged attendees to dream and leverage their expertise to improve medical accessibility. Everything costs but the effort is worth it, as we play the lives of many people that, probably, we are your only chance, he concluded.

Key Takeaways from Future Health The Event

• Prevention Focus: The future of health will emphasize prevention through digital tools and genomics.
• Genomic Medicine: Genomics will be used for personalized diagnoses and treatments.
• Artificial Intelligence: AI will enhance the diagnostic, treatment, and monitoring capabilities of healthcare professionals.

Genomic Health Insights

Sanitas’s My Genomic Health program, launched last year, has provided valuable insights. According to initial data from sequencing over 7,000 genomes, 17% of individuals have a clinical variable indicating a potential for developing conditions like type II diabetes or hypercholesterolemia, and 5% are at high risk for serious diseases.

In this scenario, the analysis of its genetic information allows advance to the disease and prevent it or treat it from very early stages and, therefore, considerably increasing the healing possibilities, explained César Morcillo, medical director of Sanitas and Europe & Latinamerica.

Expert Perspectives on Genomics

Mark Caulfield, professor of clinical pharmacology and co-creator of the NHS Genomics Sequencing Program, discussed the challenges and importance of adapting genomics to patient needs. There are many challenges that may arise, the crucial thing is to adapt it to patients and have a program that is part of a strategy to address the challenges that may arise. We must create methods to expedite the process and facilitate the work to medical professionals, Caulfield stated.

Dr. Adrián Llerena, professor of pharmacology and medical specialist, emphasized the accessibility of genomics. Genomics is very valuable and it has to be accessible. Thus, we need information to reach professionals and the population. Genomics allow to avoid damage when trying to do good. Therefore, we have to do our best so that professionals use the pharmacogenomic when treating patients, he explained.

digitization and Patient Experience

Digitization enhances patient experience and clinical practice,improving treatment,diagnosis,and monitoring. Sanitas’s digital health ecosystem, blua, aims to provide easy and agile health management.

In Sanitas we have an unique and unique platform for the patient to manage their health easily and agile.app my dear health It has more than 20 functionalities, where the most valued remains the video car, with more than 900,000 every year, said José Luis Ruiz, CIO of Sanitas and Europe & Latinamerica.

AI is integrated into over 100 processes, including digital dermatology for rapid skin lesion diagnosis and digital Physio for physiotherapy support.

Focus on People

Despite technological advancements, Sanitas emphasizes keeping people at the center of healthcare. People in the center of what we do. Listening to their needs to answer them. When asked,we realize that greater access to professionals,constant accompaniment in medical processes,and solutions also for the emotional health of people are needs to which we have to solve, Peralta stated.

Collaboration for a Healthier Society

Chef José Andrés and yolanda Eurburu, Chief Sustainability & Corporate Affairs Officer of Sanitas y Bupa Europe & latinamerica, discussed the importance of collaboration for a healthier society.

Food is the world’s first health system. Many of the diseases that are today due to poor diet, and chefs must be part of the conversation and get involved and achieve a healthier society through food. That is why we must participate in initiatives such as Sanitas,to help prevention. In short, it is in each of us to be healthier and that the people around us are.For a healthier and better world, we must take care of each other.

José Andrés, Chef

The Hospital of the Future: Blua Hospital Sanitas Valdebebas

The Blua Hospital Sanitas Valdebebas, set to open in 2025, will be Spain’s first digital hospital. Journalist and scientist Pere Estupinyá showcased the hospital’s interior, highlighting its use of AI for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery.

Tools include SaniTask, which transcribes and summarizes consultations, and SaniResult, which helps patients understand medical test results.

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