Erasto Gaertner Hospital

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]

Erasto Gaertner Hospital
Geography
LocationCuritiba, Paraná, Brazil
Organisation
TypeCancer Hospital
Services
Beds153
History
Opened1955
Links
Websitehttp://erastogaertner.com.br

History

The hospital was created on the initiative of Dr. Erasto Gaertner, who, on January the 2nd, 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 Erasto Gaertner Hospital. On June 11th, 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 December 8th, 1972.[2]

In the beginning, the hospital 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
  1. "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.
  2. "Erasto Gaertner Hospital 40 year foundation anniversary (Portuguese: Hospital Erasto Gaertner homenageado pelos 40 anos de fundação)". Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  3. "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.

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