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Hospital Metropolitano Dr. Pila or, more commonly, Hospital Dr. Pila is a hospital in
The hospital was founded in 1925 in by Dr. Manuel de la Pila Iglesias, a
''Mientras se alarga la espera por venta: Escasean los pacientes en el Dr. Pila.''
Jason Rodríguez Grafal. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
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 ...
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History
The hospital was founded in 1925 in by Dr. Manuel de la Pila Iglesias, a Spaniard
Spaniards, or Spanish people, are a Romance ethnic group native to Spain. Within Spain, there are a number of national and regional ethnic identities that reflect the country's complex history, including a number of different languages, both ...
from Cádiz, Spain, who had been raised in Ponce. Prior to founding Hospital Dr. Pila, he worked for the municipal government at Ponce's Tricoche Municipal Hospital and at the private Hospital San Lucas
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emergency ...
both in Ponce. He had also been medical director
A medical director is a physician who provides guidance and leadership on the use of medicine in a healthcare organization. These include the emergency medical services, hospital departments, blood banks, clinical teaching services and others. A m ...
at the Hospital de Damas, also in Ponce. The hospital was founded as a small medical clinic; it has since grown considerably. It was originally named ''"Clinica Quirurgica del Dr. de la Pila Iglesias"'' (Surgical Clinic of Dr. de la Pila Iglesias). It was located in the now Ponce Historic Zone
The Ponce Historic Zone (''La Zona Histórica de Ponce'') is a historic district in downtown Ponce, Puerto Rico, consisting of buildings and structures with architecture that date to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The zone go ...
at the northwest corner of Marina and Jobos streets in Ponce. Between 1980 and 1983, the Ponce Municipal Government, seeking to relocate Hospital Tricoche
Albergue Caritativo Tricoche or Hospital Tricoche (English: ''Tricoche Charitable Shelter'' or ''Tricoche Hospital'') is a historic building located on Calle Tricoche street in Ponce, Puerto Rico, in the city's historic district. It was design ...
to a more accessible and spacious quarters, built new facilities on Avenida Las Americas ( PR-163). Once built, however, the government could not appropriate the necessary funds to equip and open its new hospital building and agreed to sell the new facility to the Hospital Dr. Pila corporation, which moved into the new facilities three years later. In 1986, Hospital Dr. Pila left its Calle Jobos and Calle Marina location and moved to these new facilities on Avenida Las Americas (PR-163).
Pavia Health Systems
In May 2010 Pavia Health Systems purchased the hospital for $32 million. The hospital had filed forbankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debto ...
in August 2007; it owed $50 million. Metro Pavia started operating Hospital Dr. Pila in early 2010. Metro Pavia owns 12 other hospitals. It was subsequently renamed "Hospital Metropolitano Dr. Pila".
Today
The hospital has over 300 employees. It is seeking to specialize in surgery and pediatric care. Its executive director is Jose Cora Izquierdo.Jason Rodríguez Grafal. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
See also
* List of hospitals in Ponce, Puerto RicoReferences
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dr. Pila, Hospital Metropolitano Hospitals established in 1927 Hospital buildings completed in 1986 Hospitals in Ponce, Puerto Rico 1986 in Puerto Rico 1925 establishments in Puerto Rico