Overview

Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (HIAE) is one of Latin America’s leading health care institutions – the first outside the USA to receive Joint Commission International’s (JCI) accreditation in 1999. Since then, it has been reaccredited 3 times.

In 86,000 m2 of physical structure, HIAE offers:

• 489 beds for cardiology, oncology, neurology, maternity care, intensive care among others.
• 2 surgical centers: 14 rooms equipped to support cardiac, gastric, neurological and other types of surgeries and 10 dedicated rooms for dermatology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, general surgery, otorhinolaryngology, pediatric surgery, urology and plastic surgery. The Surgical Center also supports Lithotripsy procedures, Excimer Laser surgery and Integrated Center units dedicated to Minimally Invasive Procedures.
• Emergency Unit: with professionals of all specialties, working 24/7. The emergency assistance also relies on emergency transportation and rescue services, which assure safety and agility in diagnosis and treatment.
• Intensive Care Unit (ICU) - ranked the best adult ICU in São Paulo, according to the national survey conducted by Datafolha, an independent research institute, in august of 2007.
• Over 100 beds within the Intensive, Semi-Intensive Care and Coronary Units.
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - Critical Care News ranks it the best in Latin America.
• Maternity Unit: obstetric center – considered one of the top centers in the country.
  • Pre-delivery rooms equipped with fetal-monitoring equipment;
  • Labor and Delivery Rooms (LDR)
  • A safe environment for babies and relatives.

Special services and equipments:

• O.S.C.A.R. (One Stop Clinic for Assessment of Risks) – advanced and efficient technology used to diagnose genetic fetal problems.
• Centro de Simulação Realística Albert Einstein (Realistic Simulation Center) – Virtual hospital structure that reproduces real life experiences through clinical scenarios.
• da Vinci Surgical System – Revolutionary robotic technology applied to minimally invasive surgeries.
• Percutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement – Minimally Invasive procedure, first of its kind in Latin America, offers fast recovery.
• Gateway-Drager – System which allows doctors to remotely monitor patient’s vital signs and ventilation data.
• Berlin Heart Excor ventricular assist device – New technology for artificial hearts, designed for terminal cardiopathy patients who are on a transplant waiting list and cannot afford to wait for a donor.
• GE LIGHTSPEED RT Computer Tomography - State-of-the-art equipment with 4D technology that favors precise radiotherapy planning and is especially indicated for mobile tumors.
• Linear Accelerator – this machine produces and delivers radiation with high precision – smaller treatment areas and accuracy down to the millimeter.
• 3-Tesla (3T) Magnetic Resonance – Used in several areas, specially in neurology.

Our qualified physicians and clinical staff complete the list of resources available at HIAE to assure the best treatment for you.

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