Santa Casa de Misericordia Hospital

Santa Casa de Porto Alegre
Santa Casa de Porto Alegre
Geography
LocationPorto Alegre, Brazil
Coordinates30°01′50″S 51°13′20″W / 30.0305°S 51.2222°W / -30.0305; -51.2222
Organisation
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityFederal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre
History
Construction started1803
Links
ListsHospitals in Brazil

Santa Casa de Porto Alegre is a major hospital based in Porto Alegre, Brazil. It's considered one of the references in Latin America for transplants and genetic research.

Founded in 1803. Since 1961, it is the university hospital linked to the Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre.