Hospital Clinic Manuel Quintela

Hospital de Clínicas Dr. Manuel Quintela is a hospital in the Parque Batlle neighborhood of Montevideo, Uruguay. It belongs to the Faculty of Medicine of the University of the Republic. It functions as a general hospital, and is a general reference institution. The building was designed by architect Carlos Surraco in 1928–1929. The hospital was inaugurated on 21 September 1953. For many years it was led by Hugo Villar, who was a considerable influence on the institution. The hospital has a built-up area of 110,000 m2 on 23 floors arranged.

Hospital de Clínicas
Hospital de Clínicas, front view
Geography
Location	11600 Italy Ave, Montevideo, Uruguay
Coordinates	34°53′29.5″S 56°09′06″W
Organisation
Care system	Public, university hospital, teaching hospital
Type	General
Affiliated university	University of the Republic
History
Opened	1953
Links
Website	Hospital de Clínicas

Areas of specialization

• Neonatology
• Dermatology
• Endocrinology
• Geriatrics
• Hematology
• Nephrology
• Neurology
• Gastroenterology
• Oncology
• Psychology
• Psychiatry
• Physical medicine and rehabilitation
• Gynaecology
• Neurosurgery
• Cardiac surgery
• Ophthalmology
• Otorhinolaryngology
• Urology
• Dentistry
• Plastic surgery
• Anesthesiology
• Radiology
• Nuclear medicine
• Anatomical pathology
• Hemotherapy
• Electroencephalography
• Toxicology
• Centro Nacional de Quemados (National Center for Burns)
• Instituto Nacional de Donación y Trasplante (National Institute for Donation and Transplantation)
• Laboratorio de Exploración Funcional Respiratoria (Laboratory of Functional Respiratory Exploration)

Hospital de Clínicas as seen from Parque Batlle

Authorities

The board of directors is made up of representatives of teachers, graduates, students and non-teaching officers.

List of directors

Director	Term of office
Dr. Hugo Enríquez Frodden	1956	1956
Dr. Guillermo Almenara	1958	1960
Dr. Hugo Villar Tejeiro	1960	1974
Hospital Intervention (Military Dictatorship)	1974	1985
Dr. Hugo Villar Tejeiro	1985	1991
Dr. Samuel Villalba González	1992	1996
Dr. Graciela Ubach Cancela	2000	2010
Dr. Víctor Fernando Tonto Muñoz	2011	2015
Dr. Raquel Ballesté	2015	2016
Dr. Graciela Ubach Cancela[1]	2017	2020
Dr. Álvaro Villar[2]	2020	Incumbent

References

1. "Ubach será nueva directora del Hospital de Clínicas | Portal Universidad de la República". www.universidad.edu.uy. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
2. Observador, El. "Álvaro Villar fue electo como director del Hospital de Clínicas". El Observador. Retrieved 27 January 2021.

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20120315011705/http://www.hc.edu.uy/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=79&Itemid=60