Adapted sport makes impression with Sanitas.

Thanks to an agreement with the also Foundation and the collaboration of the foundation of the railways Spaniards.

-the solidarity of the clients of the company has allowed that 10 greenways have 30 adapted bicycles (handbikes and tricycles) for people with reduced mobility

-La Via Verde de Tajuña, located in Madrid, has been the first to receive three of these bikes and over may and June will be followed by the rest of tracks located in other provinces of Spainwaves

Madrid, April 2010.- go to the countryside to enjoy the nature in the company of family and friends, with or without disabilities, is still difficult for many people with reduced mobility. To offer an activity adapted to their needs was born mark Sanitas.

The result of collaboration between Sanitas and the also Foundation, entity non-profit dedicated to the integration of persons with disabilities through adapted sport, this project is part of the volunteering activities the company organizes each year in collaboration with its customers. For Beatriz Lopez, Executive Director of customers Sanitas, the objective of this initiative is none other than the help eliminate the barriers that prevent persons with disabilities to enjoy sport and healthy lifestyle habits ”.

this initiative will allow people with disabilities the cycling in the countryside, as Teresa Silva, Director general of the Foundation also ensures is needed with minimal infrastructure so that in this group we can enjoy something so simple, but at the same time so appreciated by us, such as outdoor sport ”.

Thanks to the participation of about 10,000 clients, the donation of 30 bicycles adapted to 10 Spanish greenways is already a reality. The old railway station of the Madrid town of Ambite, in the green route of Tajuña, has been the first to receive two handbikes and an adapted tricycle. Throughout the months of May and June will be followed by the rest of selected routes: path of the bear (Asturias), Laciana (León), Plazaola (Navarra), Terra Alta (Tarragona), Ojos Negros (Castellón-Valencia), Northwest (Murcia), oil (Jaén), Sierra (Cádiz) and la Jara (Toledo).

Has abided by the selection of these greenways – according to Carmen Aycart, Director of the program tracks green of the foundation of the railways Spaniards – to criteria such as: the territorial distribution, because we wanted to cover the greater part of the Spanish geography; local involvementboth of the Administration and local authorities, to accessibility criteria, because we have ruled out those routes that have some difficulty for people with reduced mobility ”.

Group Sanitas

The Sanitas group, specializing in health and geriatric care, includes companies: Sanitas insurance, Sanitas hospitals, Sanitas Residencial and Sanitas health services.

You sanitas insurance is the leading company with regard to private customers of insurance for medical care and health in Spain with 1.96 million members. Its turnover was EUR 980,5 million in 2008. You sanitas responds is one of their latest releases in the field of prevention and education in health, a service created to help more efficiently manage their illness and improve their quality of life in chronic patients.

To enhance the different channels of contact with its customers, the company has launched Sanitas Welcome, a platform of attention through phone, fax, e-mail, SMS and chat, and broadcast Sanitas, a platform for issuing of calls of telephone sales to improve outcomesthe quality and efficiency of sales by this channel.

You sanitas hospital manages two hospitals and 48 own medical centres and collaborates with more than 28,000 doctors and health professionals and 527 clinics and medical centers in all Spain Sanitas Residencial is one of the main companies of Spain elderly care and specialises in caring for people with dementia. It employs 40 residences throughout the country and offers nearly 5,000 residential squares.

Sanitas health services, the Group offers a wide range of complementary services of health and welfare in their own centres (aesthetic treatments, assisted reproduction, test of food intolerance or medical check-ups) and through centers Sanitas Mundosalud (pilates, physiotherapy, nutrition, beauty treatments)(, etc.).