| Maternidade Alfredo da Costa | |
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| Central Lisbon University Hospital Centre | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Rua Viriato, Avenidas Novas, Lisbon, Portugal |
| Coordinates | 38°43′57″N 9°08′50″W / 38.7324°N 9.1471°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | National Health Service |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Type | Group III (Central Hospital) |
| Patron | Alfredo da Costa |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | 5 December 1932 |
| Links | |
| Website |
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| Lists | Hospitals in Portugal |
Maternidade Alfredo da Costa (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐtɨɾniˈðaðɨ alˈfɾeðu ðɐ ˈkɔʃtɐ], "Alfredo da Costa Maternity Hospital") is a public Central Hospital serving the Greater Lisbon area as part of the Central Lisbon University Hospital Centre (CHULC), a state-owned enterprise.
Established in 1932 as a specialised maternity hospital, Alfredo da Costa Maternity Hospital was created to replace the old and increasingly inadequate Enfermaria de Santa Bárbara ( Saint Barbara Ward), in Saint Joseph's Hospital, then the only maternity ward in the city. [1] It evolved into a national reference centre in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology, social assistance and scientific research; [1] it remains one of the largest maternity hospitals in the country (3,673 childbirths in 2017). [2]
Construction of the building, designed by Ventura Terra, lasted from 1914 to 1932, and was significantly delayed by the First World War, increased construction costs, and a chronically under-funded budget. [3] It is named after Manuel Vicente Alfredo da Costa (1859–1910), eminent surgeon and pioneering obstetrician who had lobbied for the creation of a maternity hospital in Lisbon since 1898.
On 21 January 1983, Alfredo da Costa Maternity Hospital was made a Honorary Member of the Order of Merit. [4]
References
- ^ a b "Maternidade Dr. Alfredo da Costa". chlc.min-saude.pt. Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ Campos, Alexandra (26 August 2018). "Só há cinco hospitais com mais de 3 mil nascimentos por ano" [There are only five hospitals with over 3 thousand births a year]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ Nóbrega, João Dória (2012). "Maternidade Alfredo da Costa" [Alfredo da Costa Maternity Hospital]. In Penedo, Jorge (ed.). Omnia Sanctorum: Histórias da História do Hospital Real de Todos-os-Santos e seus sucessores [Omnia Sanctorum: Stories of the History of All-Saints' Royal Hospital and its successors] (in Portuguese). Lisbon: By the Book. pp. 167–179. ISBN 978-989-97317-6-9.
- ^ "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
External links
| Maternidade Alfredo da Costa | |
|---|---|
| Central Lisbon University Hospital Centre | |
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|
| |
| Geography | |
| Location | Rua Viriato, Avenidas Novas, Lisbon, Portugal |
| Coordinates | 38°43′57″N 9°08′50″W / 38.7324°N 9.1471°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | National Health Service |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Type | Group III (Central Hospital) |
| Patron | Alfredo da Costa |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | 5 December 1932 |
| Links | |
| Website |
www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Portugal |
Maternidade Alfredo da Costa (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐtɨɾniˈðaðɨ alˈfɾeðu ðɐ ˈkɔʃtɐ], "Alfredo da Costa Maternity Hospital") is a public Central Hospital serving the Greater Lisbon area as part of the Central Lisbon University Hospital Centre (CHULC), a state-owned enterprise.
Established in 1932 as a specialised maternity hospital, Alfredo da Costa Maternity Hospital was created to replace the old and increasingly inadequate Enfermaria de Santa Bárbara ( Saint Barbara Ward), in Saint Joseph's Hospital, then the only maternity ward in the city. [1] It evolved into a national reference centre in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology, social assistance and scientific research; [1] it remains one of the largest maternity hospitals in the country (3,673 childbirths in 2017). [2]
Construction of the building, designed by Ventura Terra, lasted from 1914 to 1932, and was significantly delayed by the First World War, increased construction costs, and a chronically under-funded budget. [3] It is named after Manuel Vicente Alfredo da Costa (1859–1910), eminent surgeon and pioneering obstetrician who had lobbied for the creation of a maternity hospital in Lisbon since 1898.
On 21 January 1983, Alfredo da Costa Maternity Hospital was made a Honorary Member of the Order of Merit. [4]
References
- ^ a b "Maternidade Dr. Alfredo da Costa". chlc.min-saude.pt. Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ Campos, Alexandra (26 August 2018). "Só há cinco hospitais com mais de 3 mil nascimentos por ano" [There are only five hospitals with over 3 thousand births a year]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ Nóbrega, João Dória (2012). "Maternidade Alfredo da Costa" [Alfredo da Costa Maternity Hospital]. In Penedo, Jorge (ed.). Omnia Sanctorum: Histórias da História do Hospital Real de Todos-os-Santos e seus sucessores [Omnia Sanctorum: Stories of the History of All-Saints' Royal Hospital and its successors] (in Portuguese). Lisbon: By the Book. pp. 167–179. ISBN 978-989-97317-6-9.
- ^ "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 12 January 2021.