2023-11-17 02:05:00
Two Argentine hospitals were ranked in the top ten of the best in Latin America
Latam Business Conference (LBC) presented this Thursday its first Top Ranking Latam Best Hospitals 2023, which distinguishes the best hospitals in Latin America of the last year. Two health centers in Argentina were positioned within the first 10 positions: Hospital Italiano, in seventh (90.8 points), and Hospital Austral, in ninth (with 88.3).
The list includes 39 health centers from 8 Latin American countries, including private, private university and public hospitals.
The podium of the three best healthcare spaces in the region was occupied by the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in first place, which achieved the perfect score, with 100 points; the Santa Fe de Bogotá Foundation (94.3 points), in second; and the CardioInfantil Foundation, from Bogotá, in third (92.6 points).
On the other hand, the German Hospital of Buenos Aires was ranked number 11. For the evaluation, LBC took into account the following aspects:
The participants of the first edition of the ranking
—Patient safety
—Human talent
-The production
—Obtaining and disseminating knowledge (research)
-The capacity
—Economic and hospital efficiency
—Patient experience
—Environment, social responsibility and governance (ESG)
From LBC, they stated that “the Top Ranking Latam Best Hospitals arises from the need to have a comparative analysis between the different institutions that provide health services in Latin America. We seek to graph, with reliable data and in favor of transparency, the progress and true role of the leading institutions in the Latin American health sector.”
The Italian hospital has offices in CABA and San Justo
The Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires is a non-profit institution that has been dedicated to comprehensive health care since 1853. It offers medical assistance, academic training and scientific research in more than 40 medical specialties. It has two hospital locations, one in the city of Buenos Aires and another in San Justo, province of Buenos Aires, and 15 outpatient medical centers distributed throughout the metropolitan area.
It also has its own university, the University Institute, where undergraduate and postgraduate courses related to health are taught, and an Institute of Translational Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, an executing unit of triple dependency between the Hospital, the University Institute and CONICET.
The Hospital has achieved various international certifications and recognitions for its quality and safety of care, such as reaccreditation by the Joint Commission International and accreditation by the College of American Pathologists.
The origin of the institutions participating in the ranking in Latin America
In the LBC ranking, the Italian Hospital stood out especially in the areas of capacity, in second place, with 99.4 points; research, with 90 points, in third place; and efficiency in third place, with 99 points.
For its part, the Austral University Hospital stood out especially in research (4th place), which includes scientific articles published annually in the most prestigious medical journals; also in capacity (7th) and human talent (7th). Spokespersons for that health center said that this illustrates the effort to increasingly have teams with the best training, experience and clinical-academic expertise.
Hospital Austral has its headquarters in Pilar, province of Buenos Aires
“That we are recognized in the rankings not only fills us with joy, but also shows everyone’s constant effort and commitment to keeping up with the most demanding international standards, even in unfavorable external circumstances. This year, we also gave life to our purpose: Caring for each person with a transcendent meaning. Therefore, regardless of the position we occupy, we must continue with our sights set on that horizon that we set out for ourselves. Being faithful to that will help us make the Austral University Hospital a place that combines professional excellence with human quality,” said Rafael Aragón, general director of the Hospital.
The Austral University Hospital is a non-profit entity dedicated to biomedical care, teaching and research. It is an acute and highly complex general hospital, which has a state-of-the-art technical infrastructure and a team of outstanding professionals who are committed to seeking the highest quality and safety in health care, meeting the needs of the patient and their family. at the center of their commitment.
In addition to its headquarters in Pilar, one of the leading centers in the region for complex procedures such as transplants, it has five external offices. It was the first Argentine hospital to be accredited by the Joint Commission International, the most prestigious quality and patient safety certifying entity in the world. It is a founding member of the Latin American Alliance of Health Institutions.
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