British Hospital (Montevideo)

The British Hospital or Hospital Británico is a private hospital in Montevideo, Uruguay. It is located in the barrio of Parque Batlle, just west of the park of the same name.

British Hospital
Hospital Británico, old building
Geography
Location	Avenida Italia 2420, Parque Batlle, Montevideo, Uruguay
Coordinates	34°53′41″S 56°9′45″W
Organisation
Care system	Private, mutualism
Type	General
Services
Emergency department	Yes 24 hours
Beds	151
History
Opened	1857 (current location 24 July 1913)
Links
Website	hospitalbritanico.org.uy

History

It was first established by the British in the Ciudad Vieja under the name Hospital Extranjero (Foreign Hospital) in 1857. It moved to its current location under the current name in 1913; British architect John Adams authored the turn-of-the-century building.

For more than 40 years it has offered a private health insurance to its members called "British Hospital Scheme".^[1]