Antecedentes del modelo sanitario catalánAntecedents of the Catalan health model

ResumenEl modelo sanitario catalán es una forma peculiar de atender a las contingencias sociosanitarias del conjunto de la población, sobre la base de una tradición organizativa que integra a diferentes actores como la sociedad civil, los municipios, la Iglesia, las mutualidades, las fundaciones públicas o privadas, que a lo largo de los siglos se han coordinado y complementado para ofrecer una asistencia sociosanitaria de calidad, más allá del pobre o del transeúnte. Este modelo se basa en un concepto solidario de la sociedad alcanzado a través del pactismo social, preservado en el Derecho Civil catalán. A lo largo del siglo xx, en los 3 períodos de autogobierno que ha tenido Cataluña, se ha adaptado, sin perder sus rasgos esenciales, a las nuevas condiciones económicas, sociales y científicas que conforman la contemporaneidad, consiguiendo un remarcable nivel de eficiencia y un apreciable consenso social.

The Catalan healthcare model is a particular way of addressing public health contingencies of the population as a whole, based on an organizational tradition that brings together stakeholders, such as the civil society, local government, the church, mutual care societies, public and private foundations, which for centuries have worked in coordination and complemented each other to provide quality public healthcare, far and beyond merely catering to the poor or those passing through. This model is based on a selfless, public spirited concept of society, achieved through a vocation to form social agreements, preserved in Catalan civil law. During the 3 periods of self-government Catalonia has enjoyed throughout the twentieth century, it has adapted to the economic, social, and scientific conditions, which define modern society, without sacrificing its fundamental features, thereby achieving a remarkable level of efficiency together with significant social consensus.