For the next three years full of international competitions, the Spanish Basketball Federation will have a new organization. partner The doctor who will be responsible for the medical checks and health insurance of the players and coaching staff of the Spanish basketball teams, HM Hospitales. Within the framework of this ongoing agreement, the first checks were carried out by HM Hospitales and the relevant heads of FEB, Dr. It will be held at HM Sanchinarro, where Juan Abarca Cidón and Jorge Garbajosa present the new alliance.

Abarca Cidón confirmed that “it is now also a great pride to take care of the health of all the athletes that make up the Spanish Basketball Team family”, which he sees as “the epitome of teamwork, sacrifice and effort”. Garbajosa emphasized that “in something as important as the health of our players, it’s important to have a reliable partner,” at a time when many sporting challenges are faced. “We have come to our 100th anniversary with the responsibility of being European and world champions,” said the former player. “If we want excellence from our players, we don’t give them excellent medical care either.”

Three challenging years

HM Hospitales is making its debut as the official medical provider of FEB in the upcoming matches of the senior men’s team, which will face Iceland in Reykjavik on February 23 and play against Italy on February 26 in Cáceres. The Spanish hospital group thus makes its center network and infrastructure available to 48 care centers and a Spanish team of more than 6,500 professionals. The president of HM Hospitales also did not exclude the realization of joint innovation projects by taking advantage of the versatility of basketball to transfer healthy lifestyle habits and values ​​to society as a whole.

Referring to HM Hospitales, Garbajosa said, “In these three very busy years, we need you very much in order to provide the best service to our athletes and to be safe and calm.” From today until 2025, Spanish basketball teams will compete in the 2023 World Cup, the 2023 Women’s EuroBasket, the 2024 Paris Olympic Games and in two 2025 European Games, men’s and women’s.