A nurse by vocation, she led the modernisation of the Santa Creu i Sant Pau Hospital in Barcelona, which changed from a charity to professional-care model. She trained at the Government of Catalonia Nursing School and at the University of Barcelona Faculty of Medicine but it was in England where she learned the fundamental teachings of modern nursing, at the professional school founded by another pioneering woman, Florence Nightingale. The model she implemented in the Barcelona hospital is based on 24-hour care, and she was also responsible for starting the first specialised nursing units, such as intensive care, emergency care and paediatrics. Likewise, she created the hospital's nursing school, where she taught innovative techniques. Currently, Barcelona's Official Association of Nurses is located in the district of Sant Martí, very near the Maresme-Fòrum metro station.
As a nurse, she led the modernisation of the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, which went from a charitable model to professional care, applying the teachings of Florence Nightingale.