[2] Although a private hospital the institution is based on a charitable foundation and also attends patients through the Brazilian public health system - SUS.

A group of Jewish community members in São Paulo founded the Sociedade Beneficente Israelita Brasileira Albert Einstein (SBIBAE) in 1955.

[3] The SBIBAE began construction of the Albert Einstein Hospital three years later on 14 September 1958 on land donated by Ema Gordon Klabin.

[citation needed] Ophthalmologist Dr. Cláudio Lottenberg began as president of the Albert Einstein in December 2001.

It is one of the most well-known health units in Brazil due to the quality of care, medical equipment and expertise at its disposal to address the main types of pathologies.