Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

The Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre is a public general hospital in the neighborhood of Orcasur, in Madrid, Spain. It is part of the hospital network of the Servicio Madrileño de Salud (SERMAS).

Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Geography
LocationAvenida de Córdoba 41, 28026, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Organisation
Affiliated universityComplutense University of Madrid
NetworkServicio Madrileño de Salud
Services
Beds1,256
History
Opened2 October 1973
Links
ListsHospitals in Spain

It is one of the healthcare institutions associated to the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) for the purpose of clinical internship.[1]

History

The architectural project was led by Martín José Marcide, who had Fernando Flórez Plaza and Miguel Tapia-Ruano Rodrigáñez as collaborators,[2][3] Federico Mestre Rossi and José Martí Barceló were the leading structural engineers.[4] The floor plan followed the X-shaped structure characteristic of buildings such as the Memorial Unit's Grace-New Haven Community Hospital or the Wesley Foundation Memorial Unit in Chicago.[4] For the lower floors a sui generis hexagonal-based outline was also employed.[5] Built in a record time (18 months), it was inaugurated by Francisco Franco on 2 October 1973 under the name of Ciudad Sanitaria 1º de octubre ("October 1st Health City"), a nod to his appointment as Head of State on 1 October 1936.[5] Years after the death of the dictator, on 12 October 1988, the name was changed to "12 de Octubre".[6]

As of 2017, it has 1,256 beds.[7]

References
Citations
  1. "Centros Sanitarios Adscritos para las Prácticas Clínicas". Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
  2. Pieltáin Álvarez-Arenas 2003, p. 107.
  3. "Hospital 12 de Octubre". Guía de arquitectura de Madrid. COAM.
  4. Pieltáin Álvarez-Arenas 2003, p. 110.
  5. Pieltáin Álvarez-Arenas 2003, p. 112.
  6. Lamata 1998, p. 247.
  7. González, Marco (14 December 2018). "La 'paradoja' del Hospital 12 de Octubre: más urgencias e ingresos… pero menos camas". El Boletín.
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