Isabel Díaz Ayuso's government has approved an additional 106 million euros for the economic rebalancing of three Quirón-managed hospitals in Madrid for 2025. These payments, plus another 357 million for patient free choice in 2024, total nearly 467 million not initially announced. The opposition criticizes the lack of transparency in these funds to private companies while public hospitals face cuts.
The Madrid Regional Government's Council, led by Isabel Díaz Ayuso, approved on December 17, 2025, an extra payment of 106.021.845 euros to three hospitals in the Quirón Group: Hospital General de Villalba, Rey Juan Carlos de Móstoles, and Infanta Elena de Valdemoro. This disbursement is justified as the "restoration of economic balance in the public service management concession contract" for 2025, according to the Health Department.
Valdemoro Hospital will receive 44.5 million euros for this purpose, plus 32.8 million to settle 2024, exceeding 77 million in total. For Villalba, 21.4 million extra plus 37.9 million for 2024, totaling over 59 million. Rey Juan Carlos de Móstoles will get 40.1 million for rebalancing and 84.8 million for last year.
Additionally, 357.279.568 euros were approved for "free choice" of patients in 2024, including 176.6 million to Quirón's Fundación Jiménez Díaz, which also receives 2.3 million for Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis and 36.9 million for January 2026 payments, totaling nearly 216 million for this center. Torrejón Hospital, managed by Ribera Salud, receives 25 million for 2024 settlement and similar rebalancing payments.
These agreements, totaling 467 million euros, were not announced at the post-Council press conference and became known on December 26 after publication. Más Madrid deputy Marta Carmona denounces the opacity: "They give no explanation at all, but moreover, for the first time they have hidden the patient transfer balance in the Sermas annual report." She adds that private hospitals receive double or triple the budgeted amount, while public ones suffer underfunding.
In July 2025, 33 million were paid to Torrejón Hospital for rebalancing due to unforeseen costs like innovative drugs. Since 2019, Ayuso's government has disbursed 2.354 billion extra to Quirón and Ribera Salud, with a total bill of 6.663 billion for five privately managed public hospitals. The PP vetoed an investigation commission requested by Más Madrid on Torrejón's management, following audios of a Ribera Salud executive asking to reject non-profitable practices.
