Hospital de Clínicas Dr. Manuel Quintela is a hospital in the Parque Batlle neighborhood of Montevideo, Uruguay. It serves as the teaching hospital 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
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)
Authorities The board of directors is made up of representatives of teachers, graduates, students and non-teaching officers.
List of directors DirectorTerm of officeDr. Hugo Enríquez Frodden19561956Dr. Guillermo Almenara19581960Dr. Hugo Villar Tejeiro19601974Hospital Intervention (Military Dictatorship)19741985Dr. Hugo Villar Tejeiro19851991Dr. Samuel Villalba González19921996Dr. Graciela Ubach Cancela20002010Dr. Víctor Fernando Tonto Muñoz20112015Dr. Raquel Ballesté20152016Dr. Graciela Ubach Cancela20172020Dr. Álvaro Villar2020Incumbent
References
External links https://web.archive.org/web/20120315011705/http://www.hc.edu.uy/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=79&Itemid=60