The Fernández Hospital (Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Juan A. Fernández) is a public hospital in the Palermo section of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Founded in 1889 as the Municipal syphilis hospital, it served what at the time was one of the city's seedier neighborhoods, and was originally housed in a drab, one-story building removed from view. Operating during a socio-economic boom in Argentina, the facility was reestablished as the Hospital of the North in 1893, and began serving the general public; in 1904, it was renamed in honor of Dr. Juan Antonio Fernández (1786 – 1855), the first Dean of the University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine, as well as founder of the National Academy of Medicine.[1]
The increasing demand for the facility, which prompted numerous changes and additions to the building, prompted the demolition of the older structures in favor of an 11-story, Rationalist building. Inaugurated in 1943, the new building houses a staff of 1,600 doctors and nurses, and is operated by the Municipal Government of Buenos Aires.[2]
Notable patients who have been in the hospital
edit- Jean-Pierre Wimille, French race car driver, died on January 28, 1949.
- Jose Froilan Gonzalez, Argentine rece car driver, was treated for heat stroke and intoxication after the Buenos Aires Grand Prix in 1949.
- Walter Kutschmann, ex Gestapo officer, died on August 30, 1986.
- Beatriz Bonnet, Argentinian actress, died on 19 February 2020.
- Miguel Ángel Castellini, Argentinian boxer, died on October 27, 2020
- Norma Cappagli, Argentinian model, former Miss World, died on December 22, 2020.
References
edit- ^ La Prensa: Médicos que dieron su nombre a los hospitales porteños Archived 2014-05-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ Hospital Fernández: Historia Archived 2009-12-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
External links
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