Floreasca Hospital

Floreasca Hospital (Romanian: Spitalul Floreasca) is a major hospital in Bucharest, Romania. The hospital is specialized in providing emergency medical care.

Floreasca Hospital
Geography
LocationCalea Floreasca 8, Sector 1, Bucharest
Coordinates44°27′14″N 26°6′5″E
Organisation
FundingGovernment hospital
TypeClinical
PatronRadu Alexandru Macovei
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds731
HelipadProposed[1]
History
Opened5 May 1934
Links
Websitehttp://www.urgentafloreasca.ro/

History

Floreasca is the first institution in Romania specialized in providing emergency medical care. It opened in 1933, specifically for this purpose. Initially, the hospital was funded by Nicolae Minovici, a Romanian professor.

On August 24, 1944, the hospital building was destroyed during the Bombing of Bucharest. In 1949, a new building was built for the hospital. The building, renovated several times, is still operational today. In 1960, the building was substantially modified, and 7 new floors were added.[2]

Floreasca today

The hospital has 760 beds for patients. It has multiple operating theaters and has sections for all the major branches of medicine, including psychiatry.

The hospital has been a pioneer for many pilot projects in the field of medicine. It has been one of the first hospitals in Romania to perform robotic surgery on a patient.[3][4]

Floreasca is also a teaching hospital.

References
  1. "Spitalul de Urgenta Floreasca ar putea avea propriul heliport". Sanatatea TV. 3 December 2012.
  2. ro:Spitalul Clinic de Urgență București
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