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Hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Hospital in SP, Brazil
The
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
(English: Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital) is a Brazilian
hospital
, located in the
Morumbi
district, on the
south side
of
Sao Paulo
. It is considered the best hospital in
Latin America
and is among the top 35 in the world.
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History
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A group of Jewish community members in Sao Paulo founded the Sociedade Beneficente Israelita Brasileira Albert Einstein (SBIBAE) in 1955.
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The SBIBAE began construction of the Albert Einstein Hospital three years later on 14 September 1958 on land donated by
Ema Gordon Klabin
.
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The hospital was inaugurated on 28 July 1971.
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In 1999, it was the first health institution outside the
United States
to be certified by the
Joint Commission International
.
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Ophthalmologist
Dr. Claudio Lottenberg began as president of the Albert Einstein in December 2001.
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On 29 December 2022 at 3:27 PM (GMT-3), the famous
footballer
Pele
died after receiving treatment for cancer in this hospital.
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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
Paraisopolis
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.
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