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Hospital De Clínicas "Dr. 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.

Areas of specialization

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 2017 2020
Dr. Álvaro Villar 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.