The British Hospital or Hospital Británico is a private hospital in
Montevideo,
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
. It is located in the ''barrio'' of
Parque Batlle
Parque Batlle (), formerly Parque de los Aliados (''Allied Park''), is a ''barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) and a major public central park in Montevideo, Uruguay. It is named in honour of José Batlle y Ordóñez, President of Uruguay from 190 ...
, just west of the park of the same name. It was first established by the British in the
Ciudad Vieja under the name Hospital Extranjero (Foreign Hospital) in 1857. It moved to its current location under the current name in 1913; British architect
John Adams
John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before his presidency, he was a leader of t ...
authored the turn-of-the-century building.
For more than 40 years it has offered a private health insurance to its members called "British Hospital Scheme".
References
External links
Official site
Hospital buildings completed in 1857
Hospital buildings completed in 1913
Hospitals in Montevideo
British immigration to Uruguay
1857 establishments in Uruguay
Tres Cruces
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