The hospital was established under the Viceroyalty of Peru as the Refuge for Incurables by Friar José de Figueroa, well known for his treatment of the ill, in what was then known as Maravillas Street.

[1] Its name came due to the public that was attended there: beggars, cripples, orphans and abandoned people.

The earthquake of 1746 partially destroyed the hospital, which was reconstructed to accommodate its increasing number of patients.

However, it was only after the Viceroy Count of Superunda's efforts that the hospital was properly rebuilt under his personal supervision.

[2] In 1862, a supreme decree transferred ownership of the establishment to the Charity of Lima, whose directory renamed it to the Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo Hospital on November 29, 1937.