Casa de Saude Sao Jose

About Casa de Saude Sao Jose

Casa de Saúde São José is one of the country’s most prestigious and well-equipped hospitals. Modern, comfortable and with state-of-the-art biomedical technology, it has a clinical team made up of the most qualified and experienced physicians in the city of Rio de Janeiro.

Situated on the street Rua Macedo Sobrinho, in the Rio de Janeiro neighborhood of Humaitá, Casa de Saúde São José is one of the city’s most traditional health institutions.

Casa de Saúde São José founded in 1923, with the initial purpose of providing shelter to the elderly and seriously ill under the protection of Saint Joseph, the family's’ patron saint. The institution quickly earned the respect of both physicians and patients and the demand for its services gradually increased, making it necessary to increase its hospital care capacity.

Casa de Saúde São José is a hospital with complete infrastructure that is equipped with the most modern equipment, guaranteeing comfort and safety to patients and their families.

At Casa de Saúde São José patients are welcomed, treated warmly and where they can receive humanized care. With a legacy marked by the philanthropic spirit of the founding Sisters that persists until present day, the hospital’s respect for human life is reflected in the quality of the care it offers, with modern equipment and a team that is trained and qualified to assist patients efficiently and quickly.

The hospital has 206 hospital beds and nearly 6,000 registered physicians across 30 specialties.

Each year, the hospital assists nearly 3,500 births and performs 22,000 surgeries in a wide range of specialties, with 40% considered to be highly complex cases. The institution also offers minimally invasive surgery.

Nearly 20,000 admissions and 9,000 appointments each year at the Cardiology and Orthopedic Emergency Care areas. And all the care for patients and those accompanying them is offered by a team consisting of approximately 1,400 direct employees and 700 partners.

In order to offer support for highly complex procedures, the hospital has specialized Intensive Treatment Units, such as the Adult ICU, Neonatal ICU, Semi-Intensive Unit, Postoperative Semi-Intensive Unit, Hemodynamics Unit and Coronary Unit.

The hospital infrastructure also includes the Image Diagnostics Center, with Resonance and Tomography services, among many others, designed both for admitted patients as well as outside clients.

Quality & Certifications

The efforts made to ensure the technical advancement of our team of physicians and employees, as well as the constant investment in state-of-the art equipment, guarantee our patients both safe and excellent care and have earned us countless international distinctions and certifications.

These include the Hospital Accreditation Based on Excellence, granted by Brazil’s National Accreditation Organization (ONA), and the International Accreditation, endorsed by the Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation (CCHSA).

Both certificates, received only by the world’s most important and well-respected institutions, represent the recognition given to Casa de Saúde São José as a hospital that continuously guarantees the search for an improvement in the services offered to the patient, such as effective, safe and humanized care. This distinction of excellence makes us proud, since it highlights correct practices and trust in the care offered.

Both certificates, received only by the world’s most important and well-respected institutions, represent the recognition given to Casa de Saúde São José as a hospital that continuously guarantees the search for an improvement in the services offered to the patient, such as effective, safe and humanized care. This distinction of excellence makes us proud, since it highlights correct practices and trust in the care offered.

The hospital is currently preparing to receive the Canadian Qmentum Certification, granted by the Qualisa Management Institute (IQG) and Accreditation Canada. This accreditation validates safe and humanized processes and care for patients, cost and supply chain management, including materials and medications, which represents organizational maturity and defines the most effective improvement actions.

2014

• Member of Qmentum

2013

• Hemodynamics Certification
• 2nd ONA Recertification

2011

• Canadian Accreditation

2010

• 1st ONA Recertification
• 2004 / 2006 / 2007
• ONA Accreditation – Level 1
• ONA Accreditation – Level 2
• ONA Accreditation – Level

Hospital Beds

• Nursery - Accommodations for 40 babies
• Obstetrics Patients - 27 apartments and six suites
• Surgery Patients - 107 apartments and five suites
• Adult ICU - 30 beds
• Neonatal ICU - 10 beds
• Coronary Unit - 11 beds
• Day Clinic –-11 beds
• Cardiac Emergency- 5 beds
• Semi-Intensive Unit and uSIPO - 21 beds

Payment Modes

• Cash
• Cheque
• Demand Draft
• Credit/Debit Card
• Electronic Transfer
• Cashless Insurance

Languages

• English
• French
• Portuguese
• Spanish