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| British Hospital. Mutualistas started a century ago as cooperative organizations to give health service out of the initiative of groups of people. For example, one of them (CASMU) was origined and is still linked to the Sindicato Médico (the physicians union), others were origined by group of religious communities (Círculo Católico, Hospital Evangélico, Sociedad Israelita), and others by groups of inmigrants. The latter is the origine of the Asociación Española, the Hospital Italiano and the Hospital Británico. The Hospital Británico had some link with the UK at the begining, and you can still see the portraits of the Queen on its walls. However, all these istitutions were gradually "uruguayized" and their directors, their professionals and their clients (not really clients, in the mutualista you say "socio", wich is more of a "member"; different concept, somehow)are all Uruguayan now. However, particularly the Hospital Británico has tried to retain some original caracteristics and for them it is very important tha their professional are bi-lingual. Thus, the HB is generally the mutualista prefferred by English speaking foreingners, and it's still used as a higher level hospital for patients comming from the Falklands, or british crews in the area (the injured of the british fleet during the Graf Spee hunt were sent there). There's also a "Sanatorio Americano", but in that case, I think it's just the name. So, the answer is yes: there's a British, an Italian, an a Spanish hospital, but the truth is that they are all Uruguayan. |
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