Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor Explained

Infanta Leonor University Hospital
Network:Servicio Madrileño de Salud
Type:District General
Affiliation:Complutense University of Madrid
Location:Avenida de la Gran Vía del Este 80, 28031, Madrid
State:Community of Madrid
Country:Spain
Funding:Public
Beds:264
Founded:29 February 2008

The Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor is a general hospital managed under a public–private partnership model, located at the neighborhood of Santa Eugenia,in the Villa de Vallecas district in Madrid, Spain. It is part of the network of hospitals of the Servicio Madrileño de Salud (SERMAS).

It is one of the healthcare institutions associated to the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) for the purpose of clinical internship.[1]

History

It was opened on 29 February 2008.[2] Featuring a built surface of square metres, it has 264 hospitalary beds and 11 operating rooms.[3]

It became a centre directly managed by the SERMAS in 2016.[4] [5]

In 2017 the Hospital Virgen de la Torre became part of the organization of the Infanta Leonor from a legal standpoint. In 2019, DIF, a Dutch investment fund, acquired the whole hospital.[6]

Its medical emergency services collapsed in March 2020, during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with patients lying on the floor of the hospital corridors.[7]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Centros Sanitarios Adscritos para las Prácticas Clínicas. Universidad Complutense de Madrid. 2020-03-24. 2020-03-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20200324042038/https://enfermeria.ucm.es/centros-sanitarios-adscritos-practicas-clinicas. dead.
  2. Web site: El Infanta Leonor y el Virgen de la Torre se integran jurídicamente a partir de 2017. 1 January 2017. La Vanguardia.
  3. Web site: La Unidad de Investigación del Hospital Infanta Leonor implanta el software Fund@net. 16 May 2011. El Economista.
  4. Web site: Madrid toma el control de los 6 hospitales que iba a externalizar Lasquetty. Redacción Médica. es. 2020-03-24.
  5. Web site: Los hospitales de Parla y Sanse pasan a la gestión directa. Callejo. David. 2016-07-06. Cadena SER. es. 2020-03-24.
  6. Web site: Un fondo de inversión holandés compra el 100% del Hospital Infanta Leonor. 7 February 2019. Redacción Médica.
  7. Web site: Las Urgencias del Infanta Leonor de Madrid, colapsadas y con enfermos en el suelo. 23 March 2020. El Periódico.