Editing Montevideo (section)

===Public hospitals===
[[Manuel Quintela Clinic Hospital|Hospital de Clínicas "Dr. Manuel Quintela"]] is a University Hospital attached to the [[University of the Republic]], and is located on [[Avenida Italia]]. It functions as an adult general polyclinic and hospital. The building was designed by architect Carlos Surraco in 1928–1929 and has a surface area of {{convert|110000|sqm|sqft|sp=us}} on 23 floors. The hospital was inaugurated 21 September 1953. For many years it was led by Dr. [[Hugo Villar]], who was a considerable influence on the institution.

[[Hospital Maciel]] is one of the oldest hospitals in Uruguay and stands on the block bounded by the streets Maciel, 25 de Mayo, Guaraní and Washington, with the main entrance at 25 de Mayo, 172. The land was originally donated in Spanish colonial times by philanthropist [[Francisco Antonio Maciel]], who teamed up with [[Mateo Vidal]] to establish a hospital and charity. The first building was constructed between 1781 and 1788 and later expanded upon. The present building stems from the 1825 plans of José Toribio (son of {{interlanguage link|Tomás Toribio|es}}) and later [[Bernardo Poncini]] (wing on the Guaraní street, 1859), Eduardo Canstatt (corner of Guaraní and 25 de Mayo) and Julián Masquelez (1889). The hospital has a [[Capilla de la Caridad del Hospital Maciel, Montevideo|chapel built in Greek style]] by Miguel Estévez in 1798.

[[Hospital Pereira Rossell]] was founded in 1908 and was built on land donated in late 1900 by Alexis Rossell y Rius and Dolores Pereira de Rossell.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.correo.com.uy/sel/index.asp?codpag=detProd&smen=filatelia&idp=633&s=1|title=Productos y Servicios – Correo Uruguayo|website=www.correo.com.uy|access-date=13 September 2021|archive-date=8 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508165243/https://www.correo.com.uy/sel/index.asp?codpag=detProd&smen=filatelia&idp=633&s=1|url-status=live}}</ref> It was the city's first pediatric hospital, and shortly afterwards the addition of an obstetric and gynecological clinic in 1915 made it the first maternity hospital as well. Later, the hospital received a donation from Dr. Enrique Pouey for a radiotherapy unit.

[[Hospital Vilardebó]] is the only psychiatric hospital in Montevideo. Named after the physician and naturalist {{interlanguage link|Teodoro Vilardebó|es|Teodoro Vilardebó Matuliche}}, it opened 21 May 1880.<ref>Beatriz Pasturino y col. [http://www.mednet.org.uy/~spu/revista/dic2004/03_estudio.pdf Estudio sobre suicidios consumados. Población usuaria del Hospital Vilardebó] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430193155/http://www.mednet.org.uy/~spu/revista/dic2004/03_estudio.pdf |date=30 April 2011 }} (en español). Rev. Psiquiatr. Urug. 2004;68(2):147–161. Last access 25 January 2010.</ref> The hospital was originally one of the best of Latin America and in 1915 grew to 1,500 inpatients. Today the hospital is very deteriorated, with broken walls and floors, lack of medicines, beds, and rooms for the personnel.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Radio Centenario 1250 AM |title=Leonardo Danovich denuncia grave situación que atraviesa el Hospital Vilardebó |url=http://www.radio36.com.uy/entrevistas/2008/04/140408_danovich.html |access-date=19 November 2010 |language=es |archive-date=18 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818123918/http://www.radio36.com.uy/entrevistas/2008/04/140408_danovich.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It has an emergency service, outpatient, clinic and inpatient rooms and employs approximately 610 staff, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, administrators, guards, among others.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ricardo Acuña |year=2004 |title=Servicio de Emergencia del Hospital Vilardebó |url=http://www.mednet.org.uy/~spu/revista/dic2004/06_servicio.pdf |url-status=dead |journal=Rev Psiquiatr Urug |language=es |volume=68 |issue=2 |pages=194–207 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430193216/http://www.mednet.org.uy/~spu/revista/dic2004/06_servicio.pdf |archive-date=30 April 2011 |access-date=19 November 2010}}</ref> The average patient age is 30 years; more than half of the patients arrive by court order; 42% suffer from schizophrenia, 18% from depression and mania,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Presidencia, República Oriental del Uruguay |title=Autoridades practican modificaciones en el Vilardebó |trans-title=Authorities make changes at Vilardebó |url=http://www.ired.gub.uy/contenido/2007/02/2007020511.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106131308/http://www.ired.gub.uy/contenido/2007/02/2007020511.htm |archive-date=6 January 2010 |access-date=19 November 2010 |language=es}}</ref> and there are also a high percentage of drug addicted patients.

Other public polyclinics and hospitals of note include the [[Hospital Saint Bois]], founded 18 November 1928, which consists of a General Hospital and Eye Hospital; the Pasteur Hospital in La Unión neighborhood; the [[Spanish Hospital (Uruguay)|Hospital Español]], which was founded in 1886, passed to the private sector in the 20th century, closed in 2004 and was restored and re-inaugurated in 2007 as the municipal Juan Jose Crottogini Polyclinic;<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 December 2008 |title=Inauguración de nuevo CTI alivia falta de camas intensivas en ASSE |trans-title=Inauguration of new ICU alleviates lack of intensive care beds in ASSE|url=http://www.larepublica.com.uy/comunidad/344701-inauguracion-de-nuevo-cti-alivia-falta-de-camas-intensivas-en-asse |access-date=14 December 2010 |newspaper=[[La República (Uruguay)|La República]] |location=Montevideo |publisher=La Republica 21 |archive-date=30 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430224741/http://www.larepublica.com.uy/comunidad/344701-inauguracion-de-nuevo-cti-alivia-falta-de-camas-intensivas-en-asse |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Policlínica Municipal Dr. Juan Jose Crottogini |url=http://guiaderecursos.mides.gub.uy/mides/text.jsp?contentid=4501&site=1&channel=mides |access-date=14 December 2010 |publisher=Ministerio de Desarrollo Social |archive-date=30 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430033820/http://guiaderecursos.mides.gub.uy/mides/text.jsp?contentid=4501&site=1&channel=mides |url-status=live }}</ref> the National Cancer Institute; and the National Institute of Trauma and Orthopedics.