Hospital Oncológico Andrés Grillasca or, more commonly, Hospital Oncológico, is a private, nonprofit hospital in
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Ponce (, , , ) is both a city and a municipality on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.
Ponce, Puerto Rico's most populated city outside the San Juan metropolitan area, was founded on 12 August 1 ...
, specializing in the treatment of cancer.
History
It was founded in 1946 by Asociacion Lucha Contra el Cancer. In 1962 the hospital was established on the grounds of then Centro Medico de Ponce (a.k.a. Hospital de Distrito de Ponce). In 2010, the Legislature of Puerto Rico transferred the lands occupied by Hospital Oncológico Andrés Grillasca Salas to the hospital's corporation free of cost. The hospital sits on 16 ''
cuerda
The term "cuerda" (Spanish for ''rope'') refers to a unit of measurement in some Spanish-speaking regions, including Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Cuba, Spain, and Paraguay. In Puerto Rico, the term cuerda (and "Spanish acre"acre.)
In 2012, after falling on hard financial times, the hospital received financial assistance from the Government of Puerto Rico which kept it operating.
Today
Serving 26 municipalities, geographically, the hospital serves a third of Puerto Rico. In 2010, the hospital had 28 physicians, 20 nurses, and 50 support personnel.''Resolucion Conjunta.'' Senado de Puerto Rico. Res. Conj. del Senado 402. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2012.