Anticipating to provide better care: the precision model at Ramón y Cajal Hospital
26 | 02 | 2026
The University of Navarra School Nursing held a new session of its "Success Stories" series at its postgraduate program headquarters postgraduate program Madrid, this time dedicated to "Precision and personalized nursing: nursing leadership in action." The meeting the Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, whose nursing team shared an model that is transforming cardiac care in the Community of Madrid.
María Gudiño, Deputy Director of Nursing; Tania Campaña, Supervisor of area ; and Laura Burgos, internship Nurse, outlined the organizational, healthcare, and technological keys that have enabled the consolidation of a system based on management , data integration, and telemonitoring. The session was moderated by Beatriz Martín, Director of Nursing at the center.
Before a classroom of professionals from various hospitals and healthcare centers in Madrid, including the Regional Ministry of Health, the Clínica Universidad de Navarra , and several public and private hospitals in the region, as well as students from the Master's Degree internship , the speakers emphasized a central idea: "Patients should not be moved around the hospital; it is the hospital that must organize itself around their needs."
From model to patient-centered management
The experience of Ramón y Cajal Hospital sample the involvement of the entire structure, from management to frontline professionals, is essential. To this end, work groups, close communication channels, and a critical review of processes have been promoted to eliminate activities that do not add value and reinforce those that improve the patient experience and safety.
management , the speakers explained, allows for the alignment of organization, data research a single healthcare strategy, in which nursing takes on a leading role as a benchmark in safety, internship , and management .
Madrid 365: data, telemonitoring, and patient empowerment
The core of the success story presented was the Madrid 365 Cardiology Unit, an integrated platform that coordinates care for patients with heart failure, ischemic heart disease, valvular heart disease, or undergoing cardiac rehabilitation, among other processes.
The model :
● A mobile app linked to the virtual card , with clinical questionnaires and home monitoring of vital signs.
● educational material (videos and infographics) to provide reliable information after discharge and encourage self-care.
● Direct communication systems with the healthcare team.
● Telemonitoring devices for patients unfamiliar with digital tools.
● Integration of data , laboratory, imaging, and hospital pharmacy data on a single platform.
● development predictive modules to anticipate decompensation in pathologies such as heart failure or ischemic heart disease.
This approach the hospital into a datacenter datacapable of monitoring and protecting patients beyond its physical walls, facilitating preventive and personalized medicine. The goal is goal only to detect clinical deterioration early, but to anticipate it, reduce avoidable admissions, and improve quality of life.
Likewise, emphasis was placed on the importance of patient empowerment, whereby patients cease to be passive subjects and become active agents in their own healthcare process, with tools and ongoing professional support.
Nursing leadership in action
The session showed that precision nursing is not just a technological issue, but a cultural and organizational change that requires clinical leadership, strategic vision, and work
The meeting with a colloquium which attendees shared experiences and challenges in their own centers, reinforcing the vocation of the University of Navarra School Nursing to act as a bridge between the university and internship , and as a forum for reference letter innovation in care.
With initiatives such as this, the School to promote spaces for dialogue that place nursing at the center of the transformation of the healthcare system.
