The Josep Trueta University Hospital (
Catalan: ''Hospital Universitari de Girona Doctor Josep Trueta'',
Spanish: ''Hospital Universitario Doctor Josep Trueta'') is a
public hospital in the city of
Girona in
Catalonia.
It was opened on 13 April 1956 in honour of the Catalan surgeon
Dr Josep Trueta.
The hospital has several departments, but most notably an
emergency department
An emergency department (ED), also known as an accident and emergency department (A&E), emergency room (ER), emergency ward (EW) or casualty department, is a medical treatment facility specializing in emergency medicine, the acute care of pati ...
, an
ICU
ICU commonly refers to:
* Intensive care unit, a special department of a hospital
ICU may also refer to:
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with almost 100 beds and its own
oncology wing.
The hospital is managed by the Catalan public health authority, .
History
The hospital began construction six years before opening in 1956.
The hospital has since been renovated several times and three additional buildings have been added to the complex. When created, the Hospital remained managed by the
Spanish Health Authority under the rule of the
Franco dictatorship of Spain. After the transition of power from the Spanish government to the
Catalan government, the hospital officially changed its language and name to Catalan and became a teaching hospital with its own School of Medicine and residentship program.
Departments and specialties
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Allergy Treatment
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Anesthetics and
Resuscitation
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Blood and Tissue Bank
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Cardiac Surgery
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Cardiology
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Care continuity unit
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Clinical Laboratory
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Clinical Hematology
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Dermatology
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Digestology
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Emergency Medicine
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Endocrinology
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General and Digestive Surgery
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Hospital pharmacy
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Intensive Care Medicine
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Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases
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Maxillofacial surgery
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Medical Oncology (ICO)
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Medical Physics and Radiological Protection
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Nephrology
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Neurology
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Neurophysiology
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Neurosurgery
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Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Ophthalmology
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Orthopedic and Traumatological Surgery
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Otorhinolaryngology
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Pathological Anatomy
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Pediatric Surgery
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Pediatrics
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Plastic Surgery
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Pulmonology
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Radiology
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Radiotherapy Oncology (ICO)
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Rehabilitation
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Rheumatology
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Thoracic Surgery
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Urology
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Vascular Surgery
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References
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Girona
Hospitals in Catalonia
Hospitals in Spain
Teaching hospitals in Spain
Hospitals established in 1956
Buildings and structures in Girona
Buildings and structures in the Province of Girona