Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria

Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria (*Insular University Hospital of Gran Canaria*)
Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria (Insular University Hospital of Gran Canaria)
	Main building
Geography
Location	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Organisation
Affiliated university	University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
History
Opened	1971
Links
Other links	List of hospitals in Spain

The Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria (Insular University Hospital of Gran Canaria) is a teaching hospital of general scope in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain). Located in the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, it was founded 13 February 1971 and consists in February 2021 of 503 beds. The first patient was hospitalized 20 September 1971.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The hospital is managed by the Canarian Government via the Servicio Canario de Salud (Canary Health Service) and is geared to health care in the south and east of Gran Canaria (Telde, Valsequillo, Ingenio, Agüimes, Santa Lucía de Tirajana, San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Mogán and the south of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria). It is also the referral hospital of Fuerteventura and a referral hospital in some specialities of the Canary Islands.^[1]^[2]

External links

Website (in Spanish)

References

^ ^a ^b "El Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria cumple este sábado 50 años de historia". Europa Press. 2021-02-12. Archived from the original on 2021-02-14. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
^ ^a ^b Ponce, Nicolás Chesa (2017-12-01). "Una historia del Hospital Insular de Gran Canaria". La Provincia - Diario de Las Palmas (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2021-05-17. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
^ "Descripción". www3.gobiernodecanarias.org. Archived from the original on 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2021-05-17.