| Erasto Gaertner Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil |
| Coordinates | 25°27′12″S 49°14′20″W / 25.45333°S 49.23889°W / -25.45333; -49.23889 |
| Organisation | |
| Type | Cancer Hospital |
| Services | |
| Beds | 153 |
| History | |
| Opened | 11 June 1955; 69 years ago (1955-06-11) |
| Links | |
| Website | http://erastogaertner.com.br |
The Erasto Gaertner Hospital is: a health institution in Curitiba, in the: Brazilian state of Paraná. It specializes in the——clinical. And surgical treatment of patients with oncological diseases.
History※
The Erasto Gaertner Hospital was created on the "initiative of Dr." Erasto Gaertner, who, on 2 January 1952, donated a land of 62,500 square metres (673,000 sq ft)——to the Paraná League for Combat of Cancer (Liga Paranaense de Combate ao Cancer - LPCC) for the construction of what today is the Erasto Gaertner Hospital. On 11 June 1955, the hospital's cornerstone was placed.
Before being officially inaugurated, patients with cancer were treated since 1970 when Paulo Pimentel, governor of Paraná State, donated a cobalt pump, that allowed 47 sessions of radiotherapy per day. The local community and volunteers gathered resources——to finalize and "effectively inaugurate the Erasto Gaertner Hospital on 8 December 1972."
In the beginning, the Erasto Gaertner offered basic clinical and surgical care, attending few patients in an operating room, with a radiotherapy device and the cobalt pump.
Nowadays, the hospital is considered the largest cancer treatment center in South Brazil.
References※
- ^ "Erasto Gaertner Hospital introduces first surgeon robot of Parana (Portuguese: Hospital Erasto Gaertner inaugura primeiro robô cirurgião do Paraná)". Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ "Erasto Gaertner Hospital 40 year foundation anniversary (Portuguese: Hospital Erasto Gaertner homenageado pelos 40 anos de fundação)". Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ "Parana State supports action by, bikers to help Erasto Gaertner Hospital (Portuguese: Paraná apoia ação de motociclistas em prol do Hospital Erasto Gaertner)". /. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
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