In the IRSJG socio-health centers — hospitals, nursing homes, geriatric centers, hospices — a model of comprehensive healthcare is shared: Medical excellence & humanization of care.
The mission translates the charism of the founding mother Maria Gay into modern medical practice: «to relieve the pain» today it is ensuring medical excellence and the customization of advanced medical protocols; «Sowing peace» It is to humanize assistance, to ensure attention, listening, and accompaniment.
The story of a vocation born from care
The vocation of Maria Gay i Tibau It stems from daily encounters with suffering. In Girona, after his mother’s death, for about twenty years he lived in contact with sick people, learning to recognize the fragility of others as a call to care.
He thus decides to dedicate his life to those who suffer, accompanying the sick and supporting their families.
The 29 June 1870, Together with Carmen Esteve Andoca, he is holding the first wake-up at home. It is a simple and profoundly innovative gesture: enter people's homes, be close to those who suffer, and transform care into a human and concrete presence.
From this intuition the idea of the’Institute of Religious Women of San Giuseppe of Girona (IRSJG), A community called to bring care where it was most needed, in homes, in hospitals, and alongside those in need.
Maria Gay's vision is surprisingly modern: put the person at the center, transform fragility into relationship, and make care a concrete gesture of humanity.
His legacy is not just a story to be remembered, but a way of being and acting in the present: welcoming, accompanying, caring for, and sowing peace.
One woman, one vision, one mission still relevant today
True care stems from the sensitivity and expertise of those who dedicate themselves to the patient every day. For this reason, we support a community of doctors and healthcare workers who work as a team, valuing individual skills and recognizing their high human and social value.
It is a path that combines continuous training with the use of the most advanced technologies, to offer attentive and high-level care. The scientific treatment of the condition and human attention to the person are not two distinct phases, but a single way of working.
The mission of Casa di Cura Pio XI is based on the original idea of the Institute of the Religious Sisters of Saint Joseph of Girona: to offer a’global assistance, capable of caring for the person as a whole, combining physical health with attention to the emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions.
For us, healing does not merely mean treating a pathology, but embracing the human being in their entirety, with respect for their dignity and values.
The Clinic's commitment does not end within its walls. The activities of the Institute's Nursing Homes contribute, together with private donations, to supporting the Peace Fund, intended to finance assistance and development projects, predominantly in Africa and South America.
Casa di Cura Pio XI is part of the Institute of the Religious Sisters of Saint Joseph of Girona, an international organization operating in Europe, Africa, and Latin America.
Today the Institute is present in 24 centers distributed across 3 continents, managing clinics and healthcare facilities, nursing homes, schools, houses of spirituality, and local health facilities.
Different countries, different contexts, different needs. But a single way of understanding care: putting people first.
You can directly support our projects and the Institute's humanitarian missions with a donation via bank transfer:
Casa di Cura Pio XI is part of a global network of over 20 facilities managed by the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Girona in Europe, South America, and Africa. The institution's four core values constitute a shared compass for all staff:
Justice, loyalty and empathy
We take care of people by offering comprehensive, attentive, and deeply human care. We respond to everyone's needs with constant availability, explaining every step of the care journey with transparency and simplicity.
Empathy, commitment, perseverance, and enthusiasm
We welcome and support those who trust us, combining empathy with constant commitment. We demonstrate closeness with kindness and sensitivity, offering sincere listening in the face of pain and difficulties.
Consistency and prudence
We recognize the inviolable dignity of every person, always acting with consistency, ethics, and prudence. We safeguard confidentiality with the utmost rigor, never taking advantage of the vulnerability of others.
Simplicity, honesty and generosity
We approach others with the simplicity, honesty, and generosity that alone allow for the creation of authentic human bonds. We work as a team, favoring constructive dialogue.
Service, Hospitality, Respect and Humility converge in a single objective: humanize care, combining professional expertise with listening, kindness, and a constant presence alongside the patient.
The Institute's mission looks at the person in their entirety. For this reason, alongside physical care and social support, there is also room for human and spiritual accompaniment, with special attention to times of illness, fragility, and difficulty.
Health, assistance, education, volunteering, and pastoral care are different expressions of the same mission: caring for people and communities, especially where the need is greatest.
I Lay Volunteers of Saint Joseph They share the charisma of the Institute and translate it into a concrete commitment, making time, skills, and presence available to support individuals and communities. The principles guiding their commitment are:
A concrete commitment to people and communities, to combat injustices and inequalities and promote the common good.
A freely and consciously chosen activity, with a personal commitment defined over time.
An unpaid, altruistic service devoid of economic or material purposes.
A free and shared path, designed to acquire knowledge and skills.
An action inspired by the principles of non-discrimination, pluralism, and sustainability.
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