The Hospital Sírio-Libanês (Syrian-Lebanese Hospital) is one of the most important

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. The hospital was founded by the large

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and Lebanese community of

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in 1921. It is one of the most well-known health facilities in Brazil due to the high quality of care.

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The main complex is located in the Bela Vista district, next to

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. Other units are located in

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both in São Paulo and an oncology unit found in the Brazilian capital Brasilia The hospital is divided into various units: * Bela Vista,

- Hospital complex, including hospitalization units, surgical center, diagnostic center and emergencies. *

, São Paulo - Diagnostics center, day hospital, health accompaniment center and check-up center, human reproduction center and vein treatment center. *

, São Paulo - Attention unit. * Brasilia - Oncology center. On 1 July 2010, the hospital was visited by Syrian president

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and his wife Asma al-Assad during their official visit to Brazil, awarding its director Dr. Riad Younis with the

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.President al-Assad and Mrs. al-Assad Visit Syrian-Lebanese Hospital in Sao Paulo
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