- The president of the Ribera Group, Alberto de Rosa, receives this prestigious distinction at the Distinguished Vigoians gala and thanks all the professionals for their professionalism, passion and dedication “in this great health and social project, which was born by and for the citizens of Vigo”.
- The mayor of Vigo, Abel Caballero, pointed out that the Ribera Povisa hospital was distinguished for protecting and preserving people’s health, for the 1,300 workers who work there and for more than 50 years looking after our health”.
The Ribera Povisa Hospital received yesterday the Gold Medal of the city of Vigo, at the Gala of Distinguished Vigueans, in recognition of its contribution to the quality of health care in the area throughout its 50 years of history. The event was held at the Afundación Theatre in the afternoon, which welcomed representatives of Vigo society and Galician institutions, as well as professionals from the hospital itself and the Ribera Group.
The president of the Ribera health group, Alberto de Rosa, received the award from the mayor of Vigo, Abel Caballero, and thanked the mayor for this special recognition “on behalf of all the professionals who are and have been part of Povisa”. “I am very proud and excited to represent this great health and social project, which was born by and for the citizens of Vigo,” he said. “We citizens believe that a hospital is the place where we receive healthcare when we are ill. But Ribera Povisa is much more. Because they look after your health, but they also look after you, your wellbeing. Just as families do. Because Ribera Povisa is a family. They have formed a great family of which all the people of Vigo feel part and proud”, he added. De Rosa also stressed that Povisa has always been “a pioneer in a unique model of collaboration between civil society and the administrations, so that the residents of Vigo have access to the best possible health care”. “Povisa was born to complement the city’s healthcare, in a structural way, leading a unique project,” he explained.
For his part, the mayor of Vigo, Abel Caballero, pointed out that the Ribera Povisa hospital was distinguished “for protecting and preserving the health of the people who come to the hospital every day, for the 1,300 workers who develop their professional careers there and for more than 50 years looking after our health”.
The City Council of Vigo announced the award of the Gold Medal to the Ribera Povisa hospital last December, during the institutional act in which the health centre celebrated its 50th anniversary. “Ribera Povisa is an essential hospital for this city and we want to pay tribute to it as a health institution that is committed to excellence and quality,” said Mayor Abel Caballero on that occasion. “Povisa plays a fundamental role in the health and employment of Vigo and provides great health care to thousands of Vigueans.
The Gold Medal is the highest award given by the City Council of Vigo to individuals, groups or entities for their merits in the service of the city and its metropolitan area in any aspect of social, cultural, sporting or economic reality. The distinction has its origins in 1936 and was awarded occasionally until 1987, when it began to be awarded annually, in the days prior to 28 March, the day of the local feast of the Reconquest. Among the institutions recognised over the years are the University of Vigo, the Real Club Celta de Vigo, the AECC and the automobile industry, among many other illustrious personalities. This year, Ribera Povisa receives the award together with the National Police, which celebrates its 200th anniversary.
The Ribera Group’s CEO, Elisa Tarazona, the managing director of the Ribera Povisa hospital, Ángela Guerra, and the care director, Sonsoles Leal, as well as Javier Atanes, managing director of the other two centres that the Ribera Group has in Galicia (the Ribera Juan Cardona hospital, in Ferrol, and the Ribera Polusa hospital, in Lugo), among other Ribera Group professionals, attended the gala of distinguished Vigo residents.
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