Hospital de São José
Hospital de São José (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɔʃpiˈtal dɨ sɐ̃w ʒuˈzɛ], "Saint Joseph's Hospital") is a public Central Hospital serving the Greater Lisbon area as part of the Central Lisbon University Hospital Centre (CHULC), a state-owned enterprise.
| Hospital de São José | |
|---|---|
| Central Lisbon University Hospital Centre | |
View of São José from Graça Viewpoint | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Rua José António Serrano, Arroios, Lisbon, Portugal |
| Coordinates | 38.7169°N 9.1371°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | National Health Service |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Type | Group III (Central Hospital) |
| Affiliated university | NOVA Medical School |
| Patron | St Joseph |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | 3 April 1775 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Portugal |
Saint Joseph's has operated as a hospital since 1775, following the destruction of its institutional predecessor as the main public hospital in the city of Lisbon, the 15th-century All Saints' Royal Hospital, in the 1755 Lisbon earthquake.
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