University Hospital Center Of São João
The University Hospital Center of São João (in Portuguese ''Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João'', abbreviated CHUSJ), or simply São João Hospital, is the main hospital of the city of Porto, Portugal, and also the Porto metropolitan area and the North of Portugal. It's also a medical school, the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto. ''São João'' is the Portuguese name for John the Baptist. The São João Hospital gives direct assistance to the population of the ''parishes'' of Bonfim (Porto), Bonfim, Paranhos (Porto), Paranhos, Campanhã e Aldoar, the councils of Maia and Valongo. It also serves as the main reference center for the ''districts'' of Porto (except Baião, Portugal, Baião, Amarante, Portugal, Amarante and Marco de Canaveses), Braga and Viana do Castelo. It is the biggest hospital of the North of Portugal, and one of the biggest in the country. History In 1825 the king D. João VI created the ...
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Hospital Universitário De São João, Porto - 01
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized Medical Science, 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 psychiatry, 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 ...
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