Hospital de Santa Maria

Hospital de Santa Maria MHM (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɔʃ.piˈtaɫ dɨ ˈsɐ̃.tɐ mɐ.ˈɾi.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 Lisbon and indeed in Portugal.

Hospital de Santa Maria
Northern Lisbon University Hospital Centre
Geography
Location	Avenida Professor Egas Moniz, Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal
Coordinates	38°44′55″N 9°09′38″W / 38.7485°N 9.1606°W / 38.7485; -9.1606Coordinates: 38°44′55″N 9°09′38″W / 38.7485°N 9.1606°W / 38.7485; -9.1606
Organisation
Care system	National Health Service
Funding	Public hospital
Type	Group III (Central Hospital)
Affiliated university	Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon
Services
Emergency department	Yes
History
Opened	27 April 1953 (69 years ago) (1953-04-27)
Links
Website	www.chln.pt
Lists	Hospitals 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). Retrieved 2 June 2019.
2. "Hospital de Santa Maria – Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte". ern-cranio.eu. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

External links

• Official site