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Hospital San Juan de Dios, Bogotá

Bogotá, Colombia · built 1723

Hospital San Juan de Dios It is a public hospital founded in 1723 in the city of Santafé, now Bogotá, although it had been providing health services since 1564. It is one of the most important symbols in the history of medicine in Colombia and a leading center for public health and medical research. It was closed on September 29, 2001, and a labor and ownership dispute is currently underway. The property is leased to the Bogotá Capital District through the Urban Renewal Company, which plans to build a future University Hospital of the National University of Colombia and a Level IV hospital with in the District Hospital Network on the site. This hospital would be managed by the Bogotá Health Secretariat, which in 2006 leased the facilities of the Maternal and Child Institute, which is currently 50% operated by the Hospital de la Victoria.

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