Hospital de Santa Maria
Hospital in Lisbon, Portugal
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Hospital de Santa Maria MHM (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ɔʃpiˈtal dɨ ˈsɐ̃tɐ mɐˈɾi.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 Portugal.
| Hospital de Santa Maria | |
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| Northern Lisbon University Hospital Centre | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Avenida Professor Egas Moniz, Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal |
| Coordinates | 38.7485°N 9.1606°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | National Health Service |
| Type | Group III (Central Hospital) |
| Affiliated university | Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| History | |
| Founded | 27 April 1953 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| 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]
