The Hospital Clínico San Carlos is a hospital located at the Ciudad Universitaria neighborhood in

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, Spain, part of hospital network of the

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(SERMAS). It is one of the healthcare institutions associated to the

Complutense University of Madrid The Complutense University of Madrid ( es, Universidad Complutense de Madrid; UCM, links=no, ''Universidad de Madrid'', ''Universidad Central de Madrid''; la, Universitas Complutensis Matritensis, links=no) is a public research university loca ...

(UCM) for the purpose of clinical internship.

History

It is the successor of the namesake Hospital de San Carlos located near the

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and inaugurated on 1 October 1787. The idea for the new building dates back to 1927, during the

dictatorship of Primo de Rivera General Miguel Primo de Rivera's dictatorship over Spain began with a coup on 13 September 1923 and ended with his resignation on 28 January 1930. It took place during the wider reign of King Alfonso XIII. In establishing his dictatorship, ...

. Following a project by

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(with

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as structural engineer), the building works started in 1932, during the Second Republic. The project stood out by the beamless slabs of the cantilevered balconies and by the cover of the operating rooms (both elements unseen in Spain up to that date). The hospital was still unfinished by the time of the beginning of the

Spanish Civil War The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebelión, lin ...

, when the Ciudad Universitaria became part of the frontline. Reconstruction works were resumed in 1941. Despite the hospital started operations on 20 January 1951, as the chair of General Pathology was transferred then from Atocha, building works lasted until 1967, when the last services provided at the old hospital were finally transferred to the new building. As of 2019 it has 861 beds.

References

;Citations ;Bibliography * * {{coord, 40.44076, -3.72007, type:landmark_globe:earth_region:ES, display=title San Carlos Buildings and structures in Ciudad Universitaria neighborhood, Madrid