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Emilio Burgwardt Hospital
The Emilio Burgwardt Hospital (Spanish: Hospital Vecinal Emilio Burgwardt, ) is a hospital located in Longchamps, Buenos Aires, Longchamps, in the southern area of the Greater Buenos Aires. It is administered and owned by a civic society, ''Sociedad de Fomento Emilio Burgwardt''. It has five plants, an operating theater, hospitalization beds and a medical guard. However, building infrastructure has deteriorated over the years, leading to several claims for it to be administered by the Buenos Aires Province, Province of Buenos Aires Ministry of Health. In 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina, COVID-19 pandemic, Argentina's federal government performed a series of reforms in the hospital, aiming to reinforce the regional health system. History The hospital opened in 1956 as a smaller institution, created by citizens' initiative of a group of neighbors, which growth it from a small community health center to a full hospital. It was built upon a house which used to belong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emergency department to treat urgent health problems ranging from fire and accident victims to a sudden illness. A district hospital typically is the major health care facility in its region, with many beds for intensive care and additional beds for patients who need long-term care. Specialized hospitals include trauma centers, rehabilitation hospitals, children's hospitals, seniors' (geriatric) hospitals, and hospitals for dealing with specific medical needs such as psychiatric treatment (see psychiatric hospital) and certain disease categories. Specialized hospitals can help reduce health care costs compared to general hospitals. Hospitals are classified as general, specialty, or government depending on the sources of income received. A teachi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
