HOSPITALAR 2008 sets a new record in business deals
HOSPITALAR 2008, held from June 10th to 13th in São Paulo (Brazil), has closed with a result of R$ 4.4 billion in sales and orders, around 78,000 professional visits, from 70 countries, and the expectation of a 20% growth for the next year. The 15th edition of the HOSPITALAR has convened 1,114 exhibiting companies, from 33 countries.
President of Brazil opened HOSPITALAR and
highlighted the importance of healthcare to the country

The official opening of HOSPITALAR 2008, held in the morning of June 10th, convened the most important political authorities and healthcare leaders, headed by the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and by the Minister of Health, Dr. José Gomes Temporão. They opened the fair alongside Dr. Waleska Santos, President of Hospitalar, a ceremony to mark the most important edition ever held.
HOSPITALAR and CNS promote IHF Rio 2009 and invite the President of Brazil and the Minister of Health
The president of HOSPITALAR, Dr. Waleska Santos, and the President of the Brazilian Health Confederation (CNS), Dr. José Carlos Abrahão, officially invited the Minister of Health, José Gomes Temporão, to be the Honorary President of the 36th World Hospital Congress – IHF Rio 2009; and the President Lula to be the patron of the event.
HOSPITALAR and entities award
Dr. Juljan Czapski as Person
of the Year in Healthcare
HOSPITALAR and partner entities hosted a dinner to gather the main Brazilian healthcare leaders, international personalities and special guests. The event, besides celebrating the 15 years of HOSPITALAR, was full of homage and award presentations, such as HOSPITALAR 2008 – Person of the Year in Healthcare for Dr. Juljan Czapski.
HOSPITALAR pays tribute
to 15-year exhibitors
The directors of HOSPITALAR have paid a special tribute to all the exhibitors, represented by the 36 companies that have participated in the fair since its very first edition, in 1994.
HOSPITALAR will be enlarged in 2009
The directors of Expo Center Norte, the exhibition complex where HOSPITALAR is held, has confirmed the continuity of the expansion work and the modernization of the place. Thus, HOSPITALAR – which is already the largest healthcare fair in Latin America – will have even more exhibition space, besides an ample group of new auditoriums, which will offer more comfort to thousands of congress attendees and professional visitors that participate in the event.
Maestro João Carlos Martins gave a sophisticated touch to HOSPITALAR’s dinner
Closing the HOSPITALAR’s dinner with a touch of sophistication, the guests were granted the chance of seeing a presentation of the renowned pianist and maestro João Carlos Martins.
HOSPITALAR 2008 hosted more than 50 events
Being already consolidated as the largest healthcare forum in Latin America, HOSPITALAR hosted, once again, many simultaneous events.