Oasis of Hope Hospital
Hospital in Baja California, Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Oasis of Hope Hospital is a clinic in Tijuana, Mexico providing alternative cancer treatments to its customers.[1] The clinic was founded by the physician Ernesto Contreras. After his death in 2003, the management of the hospital was taken over by his son, Francisco Contreras, and nephew, Daniel Kennedy.
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Oasis of Hope Hospital | |
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Geography | |
Location | Paseo Playas #19 Sección Monumental, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico |
Coordinates | 32.531412°N 117.119174°W / 32.531412; -117.119174 |
Organisation | |
Funding | For-profit hospital |
Type | Specialist |
Services | |
Emergency department | No |
Beds | 60 |
Speciality | Alternative cancer treatments |
Helipad | No |
History | |
Opened | 1963 (1963) |
Links | |
Website | www |
Lists | Hospitals in Mexico |
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Since the 1960s, it has administered amygdalin – an ineffective cancer treatment – to its patients. The clinic has been characterized by Quackwatch as "dubious.”