Our history

  • 1981

    Foundation of SAMU by Dr. Carlos Álvarez Leiva. The first MICU to operate emergency medical services in Spain.

  • 1990

    First edition of the Master’s Degree in Emergency Medicine.

    1990

  • 1994

    First edition of the company’s Own Master’s Degree in Pre-hospital Medicine, Disasters and Humanitarian Action at the University of Seville.

  • 1999

    Inauguration of the Emergency Medical Service in Málaga.

    1999

  • 2005

    Inauguration of the first Nursing Home for the Elderly in Seville.

  • 2006

    SAMU opens its first laundry (Seville).

    2006

  • 2007

    Opening of two emergency centres for unaccompanied migrant children in Cádiz.

  • 2008

    Opening of a Day Care Centre for persons with intellectual disability, behavioural disorders and acquired brain damage.

    Opening of a Nursing Home for persons with acquired brain damage in Seville.

    2008

  • 2010

    Management by SAMU of a rescue operation following the disaster caused by the earthquake in Port-au-Prince.

    Opening of a Nursing Home for persons with intellectual disability and behavioural disorders.

  • 2011

    Inauguration of a Temporary Emergency Centre for unaccompanied migrant children in Motril.

    Activation of the first Emergency Medical Service in Huelva.

    Humanitarian Mission in Lorca (Murcia).

    2011

  • 2012

    Inauguration of SAMU’s School of Emergency Medicine and Professional Training in Health Sciences in Gelves (Seville).

    First Symposium on Intellectual Disability and Serious Behavioural Disorders.

  • 2013

    Humanitarian Mission in the Philippines.

    2013

  • 2014

    Second Symposium on Intellectual Disability and Serious Behavioural Disorders.

    Scientific Congress on Disability, Health and Physical Exercise.

  • 2015

    4 SEASONS integration project.

    Humanitarian Mission in Kathmandu, Nepal.

    Management of the Minors Protection Centre in Bunyol (Valencia).

    Humanitarian Mission in Calais, France.

    Assisted Living Facilities for persons with intellectual disability in Gijón (Asturias).

    Opening of a Nursing Home for persons with intellectual disability in Villafranca de los Caballeros (Toledo).

    International Conference on Intellectual Disability and Sport.

    2015

  • 2016

    Humanitarian Mission in Laayoune (Western Sahara).

    Humanitarian Mission in Tan-Tan (Morocco).

    First ALJARAFE INTEGRA Inclusive Run.

  • 2017

    Opening of an Emergency Base in Tangiers, Morocco.

    Opening of a Psychiatric Hospital in Montequinto, Seville.

    Start-up of the first School Support and Assistance Service for Students with Special Educational Needs in Málaga.

    Inauguration of the Basic Nursing Home for unaccompanied migrant children requiring protection in Seville.

    First International Congress on Intellectual Disability and Physical exercise and Health.

    2017

  • 2018

    Opening of Emergency Reception Centres in Cádiz, Almería, Granada, Córdoba and Seville.

    Opening of the first Samu Foundation Office in Washington D.C., USA.

    Second ALJARAFE INTEGRA Inclusive Run.

  • 2019

    Opening of a new care centre for unaccompanied migrant children in Ceuta, Zaragoza and Madrid.

    SAMU Vocational training School. Agreement with the Andalusian Youth Institute (IAJ).

    Solidarity Learning Caravans in Northern Morocco, contributing school materials and warm clothing for more than one thousand children at risk of social exclusion.

    Opening of the SAMU Home in San Lázaro, Tenerife.

    2019

  • 2020

    Medical Mission in El Salvador.

    First National Inclusive and Adapted Rugby Event. A tool for the full and effective social integration of disabled persons and other vulnerable groups.

    Medical Mission in Honduras.