HOSPITALAR 2010: update and networking
at the largest healthcare forum in Latin America

With nearly 60 events held simultaneously every edition, HOSPITALAR is currently the largest healthcare forum in Latin America. Gathering over 6,000 attendees, the congresses, journeys, seminars and meetings held during HOSPITALAR are a great place for update and networking for the healthcare professionals.

 
Investment in transplants grows 343% in eight years in Brazil
Data provided by the Ministry of Health shows that US$ 553.3 million were invested last year.
 
viValle invests in new equipment
Located in the countryside of São Paulo, the hospital seeks new technological solutions to ensure total safety and the best healthcare treatment for their patients.
 
Hospital receives US$ 2.4 million for expansion works
The Cassems Hospital will be reopened with new surgical center and equipment.
 
Hospital opens outpatient care unit exclusively for obesity
The Hospital of the Santa Casa de Curitiba inaugurated an outpatient care unit exclusively for the treatment of morbid obesity, featuring 13 beds and making it possible for the hospital to perform 50 bariatric surgeries per month.
Institute of Technological Research invests in prosthesis tests
The Institute of Technological Research (IPT) has announced a US$ 800 thousand investment to expand its laboratory capacity to perform tests on orthopedic implants.
 
Chain of Laboratories of Clinical Analysis announces 200% growth in sales
The BIOFAST Group, a chain of laboratories of clinical analysis in São Paulo, registered a 200% growth in sales and a 133% growth in the number of tests processed in 2009.
Maternity starts
using music therapy
A hospital located in Alagoas (State in the Northeastern area of Brazil) has adopted music therapy to receive women in labor. The pregnant women are received in the Hospital Nossa Senhora da Guia, from the Unique System of Health (SUS).
 
Ministry of Health will have US$ 615 million for STD
Funds from the Ministry of Health intended for prevention and pharmaceutical assistance for patients with AIDS and other Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) will have US$ 51.4 million more than what was expected for this year.
 
Research and education
in Medicine receive
US$ 3.9 million
About a thousand scholarships will be distributed to students, college teachers and professionals of the Unique System of Health (SUS) for researches in healthcare and medical doctors training.