Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
The Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre is a public general hospital in the neighborhood of Orcasur, in Madrid, Spain. It is part of the hospital network of the Servicio Madrileño de Salud (SERMAS).
| Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Avenida de Córdoba 41, 28026, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain |
| Organisation | |
| Affiliated university | Complutense University of Madrid |
| Network | Servicio Madrileño de Salud |
| Services | |
| Beds | 1,256 |
| History | |
| Opened | 2 October 1973 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Spain |
It is one of the healthcare institutions associated to the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) for the purpose of clinical internship.[1]
History edit
The architectural project was led by Martín José Marcide, who had Fernando Flórez Plaza and Miguel Tapia-Ruano Rodrigáñez as collaborators,[2][3] Federico Mestre Rossi and José Martí Barceló were the leading structural engineers.[4] The floor plan followed the X-shaped structure characteristic of buildings such as the Memorial Unit's Grace-New Haven Community Hospital or the Wesley Foundation Memorial Unit in Chicago.[4] For the lower floors a sui generis hexagonal-based outline was also employed.[5] Built in 18 months, it was inaugurated by Francisco Franco on 2 October 1973 under the name of Ciudad Sanitaria 1º de octubre ("October 1st Health City"), a nod to his appointment as Head of State on 1 October 1936.[5] Years after the death of the dictator, on 12 October 1988, the name was changed to "12 de Octubre".[6]
As of 2017, it has 1,256 beds.[7]
References edit
- Citations
- ^ . Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Archived from the original on 2020-03-24. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- ^ Pieltáin Álvarez-Arenas 2003, p. 107.
- ^ "Hospital 12 de Octubre". Guía de arquitectura de Madrid. COAM.
- ^ a b Pieltáin Álvarez-Arenas 2003, p. 110.
- ^ a b Pieltáin Álvarez-Arenas 2003, p. 112.
- ^ Lamata 1998, p. 247.
- ^ González, Marco (14 December 2018). "La 'paradoja' del Hospital 12 de Octubre: más urgencias e ingresos… pero menos camas". El Boletín.
- Bibliography
- Lamata, F. (1998) [1994]. "Cambio de nombre: Hospital 12 de Octubre". Marketing Sanitario. Madrid: Ediciones Díaz de Santos. ISBN 84-7978-157-2.
- Pieltáin Álvarez-Arenas, Alberto (2003). Los hospitales de Franco: la versión autóctona de una arquitectura moderna (PDF). Madrid: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.