Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein

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Albert Einstein Hospital in São Paulo

The Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein is a hospital in Morumbi west of the city of São Paulo . The hospital was founded in 1955 by members of the São Paulos Jewish community. In 1999, it was the first hospital outside the United States to be certified by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations . It has 439 beds and, according to its own information, employs more than 6,000 people.

research

In research, the Albert Einstein Hospital attracted international attention in May 2020 when it achieved a breakthrough in testing for the coronavirus.

building

The hospital consists of two main buildings with a total of four wings and an adjacent outdoor area. In wing D is the Max Eberhardt Hospital synagogue . The Brazilian restaurant chain Viena operates a restaurant in wing A.

Departments

The hospital has the following departments

The hospital also has a dialysis department , a blood bank with an umbilical cord blood bank , a psychological service and a department for nutritional advice.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ About us ( Memento from February 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) on the Albert Einstein Hospital homepage, accessed on December 5, 2011.
  2. ↑ Einstein desenvolve o 1º teste genético para detecção do novo coronavírus - Vida Saudável. Israelita Albert Einstein, May 21, 2020, accessed May 26, 2020 (Portuguese).
  3. ↑ Conveniences & Facilities ( Memento of November 30, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), homepage of the Albert Einstein Hospital, accessed on December 5, 2011.
  4. ↑ Specialist departments ( memo of November 30, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) on the hospital's homepage, accessed on December 5, 2011.

Coordinates: 23 ° 36 ′ 0 ″  S , 46 ° 42 ′ 55 ″  W.