Moncloa University HLA Hospital: the health cooperative contributing to generating value for stakeholders

Abstract

The healthcare system is considered to be essential. Despite there being a public healthcare system, the private sector complements it due to inefficiencies in the public system. The contribution of the public system is based on the value it generates for stakeholders. The presence of cooperatives in the healthcare sector is a little-researched but highly interesting topic. This study examines a case of a health cooperative to identify the stakeholders who benefit, the type of contribution made, and how it supports sustainability and the Spanish National Health System. An analysis of this case concludes that multiple stakeholders are involved, including employees, suppliers, media, the cooperative group, patients, public administrations, professional institutions, and transportation services. Particularly noteworthy is that the cooperative group - which does not exist in public hospitals - means that the owners are active stakeholders, positioning the hospital between public and private sectors, where profit is not the primary goal

El sistema sanitario es considerado de primera necesidad. A pesar de contar con un sistema sanitario público, el sector privado lo complementa debido a las ineficiencias del sistema público. La contribución del sistema público se basa en el valor que genera para los stakeholders. La presencia de cooperativas en el sector sanitario es un tema poco investigado, pero de gran interés. En este estudio, se examina un caso de cooperativa de salud para identificar a los stakeholders beneficiados, el tipo de contribución realizada y cómo se apoya a la sostenibilidad y al Sistema Nacional de Salud. A través del análisis de este caso, se concluye que múltiples stakeholders están implicados, incluyendo empleados, proveedores, medios de comunicación, el grupo cooperativista, pacientes, administraciones públicas, instituciones profesionales y medios de transporte. Se resalta que el grupo cooperativista, inexistente en hospitales públicos, implica que los propietarios son stakeholders activos, situando al hospital en un punto intermedio entre lo público y lo privado, donde el lucro no es el objetivo principal