Salvador Zubirán National Institute of Health Sciences and Nutrition

The National Institute of Health Sciences and Nutrition "Salvador Zubirán" (Spanish: Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán) is one of the twelve national institutes part of the Mexican Secretariat of Health.

[5] However, the hospital did not officially open until October 12, 1946, due to the lack of available space to build the treatment and research facilities.

[5] In 1970, the hospital moved from the center to its present location in the south of the city, expanding services and specialties.

[4] In 1988, the words “Salvador Zubirán” were added to the name to commemorate the doctor who founded the original institution as well as to honor his general contributions to medical knowledge about diabetes and nutrition.

[4][7] Since 1993, the institute has published its own journal on the medical sciences and clinical research called Scielo.

[8] On May 26, 2000, the name was changed one more time to the current one, National Institute of Health Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán.

[4] The International Journal of Cuban Health and Medicine has named the institute the most specialized teaching hospital in Latin America.

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Facilities of the National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City. Salvador Zubirán
People entering to a specially respiratory illness symptom assessment area at the Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico. The hospital was converted into a special care area for the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic patients.
Institute auditorium