Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital
| Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital | |
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| Sociedade Beneficente Israelita Brasileira Albert Einstein (SBIBAE) | |
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| Location | Morumbi, São Paulo, SP, Brazil |
| Coordinates | 23°36′00″S 46°42′55″W / 23.60000°S 46.71528°W |
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| Website | www |
The Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (English: Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital) is a Brazilian private hospital, located in the Morumbi district, on the south side of São Paulo. It is considered the best hospital in Latin America.[1] In 2024 it was ranked among the top 30 best hospitals in the world by a Newsweek survey of specialists and patients.[2] Although a private hospital the institution is based on a charitable foundation and also attends patients through the Brazilian public health system - SUS.
History
[edit]A group of Jewish community members in São Paulo founded the Sociedade Beneficente Israelita Brasileira Albert Einstein (SBIBAE) in 1955.[3] The SBIBAE began construction of the Albert Einstein Hospital three years later on 14 September 1958 on land donated by Ema Gordon Klabin.[4] The hospital was inaugurated on 28 July 1971.[3]
In 1999, it was the first health institution outside the United States to be certified by the Joint Commission International.[citation needed]
Ophthalmologist Dr. Cláudio Lottenberg began as president of the Albert Einstein in December 2001.[5]
On 29 December 2022 at 3:27 PM (GMT-3), the famous footballer Pelé died after receiving treatment for cancer in this hospital.[6][7][8][9]
Silvio Santos there died on August 17th from bronchopneumonia, a complication provoked by H1N1. He was 93.
Juan Izquierdo died there on August 27th due to cardiac arrhythmia. He was 27.
Care and programs
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It is one of the most well-known health units in Brazil due to the quality of care, medical equipment and expertise at its disposal to address the main types of pathologies. It has a social assistance program in the Paraisópolis favela, near the hospital.
The Albert Einstein also hosts a nursing school as well as a medical school (since 2016). As of 2022, a new undergraduate degree in business administration with an emphasis in health organization management will be inaugurated.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Brasil tem 5 hospitais entre os 20 melhores da América Latina; veja ranking". Uol (in Portuguese). 13 November 2024.
- ^ Newsweek (2024-07-19). "World's Best Hospitals 2024 - Top 250". Newsweek. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ a b "História". einstein.br (in Portuguese). Faculdade de Enfermagem do Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "Departamento de voluntários: História". einstein.br (in Portuguese). SBIBAE. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "Quem sou". doutorclaudio.com.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ Downie, Andrew; Araujo, Gabriel (2022-12-30). "Soccer star Pele, Brazilian legend of the beautiful game, dies at 82". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ "Pele: Brazil legend dies aged 82 after battle with cancer". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ "Football legend Pele dies at 82". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ Mifflin, Lawrie (2022-12-29). "Pelé, the Global Face of Soccer, Dies at 82". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
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