The Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (English: Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital) is a Brazilian

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, located in the Morumbi district, on the south side of

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. It is considered the best hospital in

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and is among the top 50 in the world.

History

A group of Jewish community members in São Paulo founded the Sociedade Beneficente Israelita Brasileira Albert Einstein (SBIBAE) in 1955. The SBIBAE began construction of the Albert Einstein Hospital three years later on 14 September 1958 on land donated by Ema Gordon Klabin. The hospital was inaugurated on 28 July 1971. In 1999, it was the first health institution outside the

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to be certified by the

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Dr. Cláudio Lottenberg began as president of the Albert Einstein in December 2001. On December 29, 2022, famous

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passed away after receiving treatment for cancer in this hospital.

Care and Programs

It is one of the most well-known health units in Brazil due to the quality of care, medical equipment and expertise at its disposal to address the main types of

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. It has a

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program in the

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, near the hospital. The Albert Einstein also hosts a

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as well as a

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(since 2016). As of 2022, a new undergraduate degree in business administration with an emphasis in health organization management will be inaugurated.

References

External links

Official website
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History

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