Hospital de Santa Maria

Hospital de Santa Maria
Northern Lisbon University Hospital Centre
Geography
LocationAvenida Professor Egas Moniz, Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal
Coordinates38°44′55″N 9°09′38″W / 38.7485°N 9.1606°W / 38.7485; -9.1606
Organisation
Care systemNational Health Service
FundingPublic hospital
TypeGroup III (Central Hospital)
Affiliated universityFaculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon
Services
Emergency departmentYes
History
Opened27 April 1953 (1953-04-27)
Links
Websitewww.chln.pt
ListsHospitals in Portugal

Hospital de Santa Maria MHM (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ɔʃpiˈtal ˈsɐ̃tɐ mɐˈɾi.ɐ]; "Saint Mary's Hospital") is a public Central Hospital serving the Greater Lisbon area as part of the Northern Lisbon University Hospital Centre (CHULN), a State-owned enterprise. Santa Maria is the largest hospital in Portugal.

History

Saint Mary's Hospital is located in the Cidade Universitária, the main campus of the University of Lisbon and ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon, within the civil parish of Alvalade. Designed by German architect Hermann Distel, it was built from 1940 to 1953, meant as a new University Hospital housing the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "História do Hospital de St. Maria". AEFML – Associação de Estudantes da Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Hospital de Santa Maria – Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte". ern-cranio.eu. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.