IBD centres in Spain
5 hospitals with a dedicated service for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Listed alphabetically by city — not ranked.
Badalona
Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol
A multidisciplinary inflammatory bowel disease unit within the digestive system service and the first IBD unit in the Catalan Health Institute hospitals to receive accreditation (2018), reaccredited at the highest level in 2021 and 2024. Its team is dedicated to inflammatory diseases.
Barcelona
Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
An inflammatory bowel disease unit within the Servicio de Aparato Digestivo, caring for roughly 2,500 patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. It offers continuous care combining in-person consultations with telephone support where patients can leave messages and be called back. The unit is certified with excellence as a comprehensive IBD care unit.
Barcelona
Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
A national and international reference centre for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Care is multidisciplinary and coordinated across gastroenterology, digestive surgery, radiology and pathology, and the unit monitors over 2,500 patients. Its team includes two clinical nurses specialised in IBD.
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Madrid
Hospital Universitario La Paz
A referral unit managing over 1,500 patients with inflammatory bowel disease, mainly Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. It provides patient-centred multidisciplinary care with advanced diagnostics including intestinal ultrasound, endoscopy and endoanal ultrasound. Services include daily medical and nursing consultations, a day hospital, telephone consultations and same-day urgent appointments.
Valencia
Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe
An accredited IBD unit within the digestive medicine service caring for more than 2,400 registered patients. It manages immunosuppressive and biologic therapies, complex perianal disease alongside colorectal surgeons, granulocytoapheresis, vaccination and intravenous biologic administration, and paediatric transition care. It runs a specialised IBD nursing consultation offering education and remote management by phone and email.
This directory is informational, not a ranking or a recommendation, and no centre pays to be listed. Details change — always confirm with the centre before acting, and speak to your own clinician about your care.