Hospital de Santa Marta
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Hospital de Santa Marta (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɔʃpiˈtal dɨ ˈsɐ̃tɐ ˈmaɾtɐ], "Saint Martha's Hospital") is a public Central Hospital serving the Greater Lisbon area as part of the Central Lisbon University Hospital Centre (CHULC), a state-owned enterprise.
Originally a
History
In 1569, at the request of Father António de Monserrate, the representative of the
The pre-existing buildings, sold to the religious community in 1571, were adapted into a church and monastery designed by Nicolau de Frias and António Correia, respectively. The new church was built in the
In 1755, the convent suffered great damage during the earthquake that almost totally destroyed Lisbon; the nuns were forced to live in tents outside the building while restoration works were carried out.[2] This notwithstanding, Santa Marta was one of eleven (out of sixty-five) convents that remained inhabitable.[1]
In 1833, following the
In 1890, the building was converted into an ad hoc hospital facility in response to a flu epidemic. In 1903, the building was put under the direct responsibility of the Ministry of the Kingdom, and it became part of the city's main hospital centre, then collectively known as "Saint Joseph's Hospital and Annexes" (Hospital de São José e Anexos) and from 1913, called the "Civil Hospitals of Lisbon" (Hospitais Civis de Lisboa, HCL).[3] In 1905–1908, it underwent profound renovation works, overseen by engineer Luís de Melo, to make it suitable as an hospital for venereal diseases: it now had a total of 700 beds, an operating room, a morgue, and an outpatient clinic; fully equipped with a lift and electric light. In 1910, it was renamed "Hintze Ribeiro Hospital", and it became affiliated with the Lisbon Medical-Surgical School; in 1911, following the 5 October 1910 revolution, it was renamed "Lisbon Faculty of Medicine Teaching Hospital" (Hospital Escolar da Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa"); only in 1922 did it receive administrative and financial autonomy. In 1953, the recently built Saint Mary's Hospital became the city's teaching hospital.[2]
The Hospital was significantly remodeled in the late 1950s, successively expanded with new Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery wards, as well as, in 1971, a new adjoining building housing the outpatient clinic and administrative services.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Hospital de Santa Marta". chlc.min-saude.pt. Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f Vale, Teresa; Gomes, Carlos; Correia, Paula; Figueiredo, Paula (2011). SIPA (ed.). "Convento de Santa Marta / Hospital de Santa Marta (n.PT031106140062)" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Hospital de São José". chlc.min-saude.pt. Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
