Healthcare Magazine June 2015 | Page 86

BENEFICÊNCIA PORTUGUESA DE SÃO PAULO
Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo inaugurated in June 16 th 1957
Surgery Center of Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo in 1957

With its 7,500 employees , 3,000 doctors and 1,100 beds , the three hospitals comprising the Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo ( BP ) are a point of reference in more than 50 hospital care specialties . Considered the largest private hospital in Latin America since its founding in 1859 , the organization is proud of its work based on quality , humanization , education and research , as well as having a renown team of experts from various fields .

“ We currently serve more than 1.8 million people every year , which allows us to continuously develop the technical know-how necessary to handle high complexity cases . We are a point of reference in hospital medical care in various specialties such as cardiology , oncology , neurology , orthopedics and more ,” says Manuel Coelho , BP ’ s executive superintendent of marketing and strategy .
In recognition of its quality and medical capacity , as well as its competence in the training of health professionals , this year Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo received the certificate of “ Teaching Hospital ” from the Ministries of Education and Health .
Hospital São Joaquim The institution ’ s first unit serves private patients , supplementary health patients and those from SUS – Sistema Único de Saúde ( Unified Health System .) In addition , for the last three years , Hospital São Joaquim has been accredited by the National
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