Nemes János: Healing Budapest - Our Budapest (Budapest, 1993)
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opened here, working in co-operation with the mother hospital. Its equipment has been increased and now also have computed tomograph (CT). (Address: Budapest viii, Gyulai Pál u. 2. Tel.: 22&8000) St László Hospital This hospital does not count old in Budapest, since it opened in 1894 only... The reason why it is interesting is because it is the largest hospital in Pest called the “infectious” (fertőző). Internal disease, surgery and gynaecology patients, new-born and children patients needing separation are treated here and they maintain separate wards for AIDS patients and tropical disease patients. It is besides one of the largest hospitals in the capital. In its pavilions linked by passages and the modern central building they treat over 1300 patients. They have special ambulances to transport patients with infectious diseases. (Address: 1097 Budapest, ix, Gyáli út 5-7. Tel.: 113-0219; Appointments: 133-8951; Fax: 133-6501) Hungarian National Israelite Charity Hospital and Patients’ Home The Jewish charity hospital is the only exception of church-owned health care institutions, since it has been open continuously for almost a hundred years in Zugló, the prettiest green district of Pest. In 1990 a new wing was added to its recently renovated turn of the century three-storey building, mostly with the help of donations from the Canadian Jewish community and the Hungarian government. It is smaller than the average one thousand bed Budapest hospital with its 140 beds for internal disease patients and its 100 chronic beds. They mainly treat elderly gerontology patients, therefore treatment lasts a long time (two months). The hospital is fairly overburdened, bed usage is over 90 percent. It is a well equipped institution, its new wing has modern, comfortably furnished (Dutch furniture) single to three bed rooms with bathrooms. The best consultants are employed in every field and they maintain a large outpatients department. A small synagogue caters for orthodox patients and kosher meals are provided according to the Jewish ritual. The hospital is maintained by 30
