> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://barna.news/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Hospital del Mar unit offers 15 recovery places - URL: https://barna.news/hospital-del-mar-unit-offers-15/ - Published: 2026-10-06T21:01:21.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-06T21:01:21.000Z - Description: A Recovery Unit at Hospital del Mar’s Centre Esperança provides up to 15 places for homeless patients who are medically stable after hospital treatment and need support before returning to community services. - Author: Barna.News - Tags: Community A Recovery Unit for homeless people at Hospital del Mar’s Centre Esperança has 15 places for patients connected with Barcelona’s social services, according to a Barcelona City Council notice. The unit is intended for adults who have completed acute hospital treatment and are clinically stable, but need a period of recovery and support before continuing with healthcare, social-care and community services. For patients without a stable support network, it provides a place to recover rather than moving directly from hospital into an uncertain situation. ## Recovery support after hospital treatment The council notice says the unit initially serves homeless people admitted to Hospital del Mar facilities. Eligible patients must be sufficiently independent to manage daily activities and able to take part in communal living. It is aimed particularly at people with chronic illnesses, social vulnerability and difficulties maintaining contact with healthcare and social-care services. - The unit has individual and shared rooms, plus communal areas. - Men and women are accommodated in separate areas to protect privacy. - Stays are tailored to each patient’s individual plan and progress. --- ## Open-door accommodation linked to city services The unit operates on an open-door basis, meaning residents can leave and return freely. Its stated purpose is to support recovery, build personal autonomy and healthy routines, and reconnect patients with the services that will continue their care after discharge. Discharges are coordinated with Barcelona’s social services, which assess possible onward support for people experiencing homelessness. The council notice says the initiative was designed with the city’s homelessness services. People seeking a place are initially identified through admission to Hospital del Mar and their connection with Barcelona social services, rather than through a public booking system. --- *Primary sources:* [*barcelona.cat*](https://www.barcelona.cat/infobarcelona/es/en-marcha-la-unidad-de-recuperacion-para-personas-en-situacion-de-sinhogarismo-en-el-hospital-del-mar%5F41828.html?ref=barna.news)*,* [*Barcelona City Council*](https://www.barcelona.cat/infobarcelona/en/la-segona-seu-del-servei-datencio-recuperacio-i-acollida-sara-subicara-a-leixample-2%5F1384886.html?ref=barna.news)*,* [*InfoBarcelona Ajuntament (CA)*](https://www.barcelona.cat/infobarcelona/ca/en-marxa-la-unitat-de-recuperacio-per-a-persones-en-situacio-de-sensellarisme-a-lhospital-del-mar%5F41828.html?ref=barna.news)*,* [*Montse Bartroli Checa. Responsable del Servicio de Prevención y Atención a las Drogodependencias. Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona*](https://pnsd.sanidad.gob.es/noticiasEventos/agoraDGPNSD/2022/Agora8/02022022%5FAGORA8%5FMBartroli%5FAgencia%5FSalut%5FPca%5FBarcelona.pdf?ref=barna.news)*. Reported by Hospital del Mar, hospitaldelmar.cat, FALASTIN, beteve.cat, futurhospitaldelmar.cat, elperiodico.cat.* --- ### Related on Barna.News - [Santa Coloma Shops Form Cancer Support Network](https://barna.news/santa-coloma-shops-form-cancer-support/) - [8 in 10 homeless people in Barcelona face abuse or discrimination](https://barna.news/8-in-10-homeless-people-in-barcelona/) - [Council aids storm-hit residents without appointment](https://barna.news/council-aids-storm-hit-residents/) - [New SARA Centre Opens in Eixample for Gender Violence Victims](https://barna.news/new-sara-centre-opens-in-eixample-for/)