Hospital de Clínicas | |
Location: | 11600 Italy Ave, Montevideo |
Country: | Uruguay |
Coordinates: | -34.8915°N -56.1517°W |
Healthcare: | Public, university hospital, teaching hospital |
Type: | General |
Affiliation: | University of the Republic |
Founded: | 1953 |
Website: | Hospital de Clínicas |
Hospital de Clínicas Dr. Manuel Quintela is a hospital in the Parque Batlle neighborhood of Montevideo, Uruguay. It belongs to the Faculty of Medicine of the University of the Republic. It functions as a general hospital, and is a general reference institution. The building was designed by architect Carlos Surraco in 1928–1929. The hospital was inaugurated on 21 September 1953. For many years it was led by Hugo Villar, who was a considerable influence on the institution. The hospital has a built-up area of 110,000 m2 on 23 floors arranged.
The board of directors is made up of representatives of teachers, graduates, students and non-teaching officers.
Director | Term of office | ||
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Dr. Hugo Enríquez Frodden | 1956 | 1956 | |
Dr. Guillermo Almenara | 1958 | 1960 | |
Dr. Hugo Villar Tejeiro | 1960 | 1974 | |
Hospital Intervention (Military Dictatorship) | 1974 | 1985 | |
Dr. Hugo Villar Tejeiro | 1985 | 1991 | |
Dr. Samuel Villalba González | 1992 | 1996 | |
Dr. Graciela Ubach Cancela | 2000 | 2010 | |
Dr. Víctor Fernando Tonto Muñoz | 2011 | 2015 | |
Dr. Raquel Ballesté | 2015 | 2016 | |
Dr. Graciela Ubach Cancela[1] | 2017 | 2020 | |
Dr. Álvaro Villar[2] | 2020 | Incumbent |