Saint Andrew's Hospital

The Hospital of Sant Andreu is a healthcare and welfare building whose origins date back to the 1260s. It is located between today’s Hospital Street, Remei de Dalt Street, and Hospital Square. In its early days, it was known as the Upper Hospital, to distinguish it from the Lower Hospital or Hospital of Saint Lucy, which stood in the current Sant Ignasi Square. From the 14th century onwards, the hospital adopted its definitive name following the construction of an adjoining chapel dedicated to Saint Andrew.

Originally, its functions combined medical care with charitable assistance, providing shelter and aid to the poor, pilgrims, and the destitute. To meet these needs, the hospital underwent numerous expansions over the centuries. The current building, designed and constructed between 1893 and 1908 by the prolific Manresa architect Ignasi Oms i Ponsa, reflects this long evolution. Its architecture showcases a rich stylistic diversity, blending Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Historicist, and Modernist elements.

Although medical treatment has gradually become its main function, the Hospital of Sant Andreu has never abandoned its charitable tradition, which continues today through the Sant Andreu Salut Foundation