Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital

Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital
Sociedade Beneficente Israelita Brasileira Albert Einstein (SBIBAE)


Geography
Location	Morumbi, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Coordinates	23°36′00″S 46°42′55″W / 23.60000°S 46.71528°W / -23.60000; -46.71528
Links
Website	www.einstein.br

The Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (English: Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital) is a Brazilian hospital, located in the Morumbi district, on the south side of São Paulo. It is considered the best hospital in Latin America and is among the top 35 in the world.^[1]

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History

A group of Jewish community members in São Paulo founded the Sociedade Beneficente Israelita Brasileira Albert Einstein (SBIBAE) in 1955.^[2] The SBIBAE began construction of the Albert Einstein Hospital three years later on 14 September 1958 on land donated by Ema Gordon Klabin.^[3] The hospital was inaugurated on 28 July 1971.^[2]

In 1999, it was the first health institution outside the United States to be certified by the Joint Commission International.^{[citation needed]}

Ophthalmologist Dr. Cláudio Lottenberg began as president of the Albert Einstein in December 2001.^[4]

On 29 December 2022 at 3:27 PM (GMT-3), the famous footballer Pelé died after receiving treatment for cancer in this hospital.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

Care and programs

It is one of the most well-known health units in Brazil due to the quality of care, medical equipment and expertise at its disposal to address the main types of pathologies. It has a social assistance program in the Paraisópolis favela, near the hospital.

The Albert Einstein also hosts a nursing school as well as a medical school (since 2016). As of 2022, a new undergraduate degree in business administration with an emphasis in health organization management will be inaugurated.

References

^ Newsweek (2022-03-02). "World's Best Hospitals 2022 - Top 250". Newsweek. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
^ ^a ^b "História". einstein.br (in Portuguese). Faculdade de Enfermagem do Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
^ "Departamento de voluntários: História". einstein.br (in Portuguese). SBIBAE. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
^ "Quem sou". doutorclaudio.com.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
^ Downie, Andrew; Araujo, Gabriel (2022-12-30). "Soccer star Pele, Brazilian legend of the beautiful game, dies at 82". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
^ "Pele: Brazil legend dies aged 82 after battle with cancer". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
^ "Football legend Pele dies at 82". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
^ Mifflin, Lawrie (2022-12-29). "Pelé, the Global Face of Soccer, Dies at 82". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-30.