Created by general Pavel Kiselyov in 1832, the organization survived until 1948, when it was abolished by the communist authorities.
Initially, by General Kiselyov's decree of April 2, 1832, the board had the authority of managing the Colțea [ro], Pantelimon, and Filantropia hospitals in Bucharest.
To finance the hospitals, the board had been endowed with land property, a significant part located in the territories of the former Turkish rayas.
[1] The building where Eforia Civil Hospitals functioned was located on Elisabeth Boulevard in Bucharest and built between 1885 and 1886 in neoclassical style.
In 2015, the City Hall of Bucharest submitted the project for consolidation, rehabilitation, extension and restoration of the façade, an investment with the cost of €17,735,470 and to be completed in 2 years.