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 |
| Organisation | |
| Type | Cancer Hospital |
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| Beds | 153 |
| History | |
| Founded | 11 June 1955 |
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| 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.[1]
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.[2]
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.[2]
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.[2]
Nowadays, the hospital is considered the largest cancer treatment center in South Brazil.[3]
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.
- ^ a b c "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.[permanent dead link]
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