Pál Heim Children's Hospital ( hu, Heim Pál Gyermekkórház) is a

children's hospital A children's hospital is a hospital that offers its services exclusively to infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In certain special cases, they may also treat adults. The number of children's hospitals proliferated in the 20th ...

located in several locations in

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History

Pál Heim Children's Hospital was founded in 1907 as an educational and health institution for orphaned children. Throughout and after the

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it operated as an orphanage. After the

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it was renovated and became a national institute for treating children. In 1953 it was named after

János Bókai János Bókai (1822–1884, full name in Hungarian Idősebb Bókai János) was a Hungarian University professor,Benedek 1983:107 pediatrician and the director of a children's hospital in Budapest. He also pioneered rhino-laryngology and the develop ...

, a famous Hungarian pediatrician of the 19th century and a few years later it was renamed after

Pál Heim Pál Heim (Budapest, 30 November 1875 – Budapest, 23 October 1929; hu, Heim Pál) was a Hungarian pediatrician and university professor. He earned his medical degree in 1897 from the University of Budapest. He subsequently studied in Vienna. ...

, another famous pediatrician. By this time the Children's Hospital was operating with 555 beds. In 2005 the Children's Hospital was merged with Madarász utcai Gyermekkórház, another well known and respected Hungarian children's hospital. Today Pál Heim Children's Hospital is one of Hungary's most prominent children's hospitals.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pal Heim Children's Hospital Hospitals in Budapest 1907 establishments in Austria-Hungary