Hospital

Historia

2021

  • 2020
  • Performed the first Parkinson's surgery with octopolar electrodes.
Recognition in the America Economía ranking #14 in Latin America.
  • 2019
  • Beginning of robotic surgery, mainly urological, bariatric, gynecological, and pediatric surgeries.
  • Recognition in the America Economía ranking #18 in Latin America.
  • 2017
  • Received recognition for Good Practices in Sustainable Development from the United Nations Global Compact.
    Received the Vicente Rocafuerte decoration awarded by the National Assembly for Social Merit.
  • Third re-accreditation by the Joint Commission International.
  • 2016
  • Re-certification ISO 9001:2008.
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) was performed.
  • First successful case of using veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenator (known as VA ECMO).
  • 2015
  • Se adquirió un angiógrafo de última tecnología que permitió hacer intervenciones cardiacas y neurológicas
  • 2014
  • Re-accreditation by the Joint Commission International for the second consecutive time.
  • 2013
  • Re certification ISO 9001:2008
  • 2011
  • Accredited by the Joint Commission International, making it the only hospital in the country with this accreditation.
  • Performed the first kidney-pancreas transplant surgery and the first live donor liver transplant.
  • 2010
  • Re certificación ISO 9001:2008 - Reconocimiento especial en el Great Place to Work
  • Se inauguró Metrovida, con la Unidad de Radioterapia como parte del centro integral de cáncer

2010

  • 2009
  • Achieved the first successful separation of conjoined twins joined at the chest and part of the abdomen, with the participation of a team of over 20 doctors, nurses, and technical staff.
  • 2008
  • Implementación del sistema para el servicio de Radiología RIS y PACS
  • 2007
  • Inaugurated Metrolaser, the most modern vision correction center in the country.
  • Certified with ISO 9001:2000, becoming the first hospital to obtain this certification for all its processes.
  • Performed the reimplantation of a 24-year-old patient's hand after a total amputation.
  • 2006
  • Se inició el programa de trasplante de hígado con donante cadavérico
  • Se realizó la primera cirugía de Epilepsia en Ecuador, involucrando a un gran equipo de médicos neurólogos, neurofisiólogos, neuroradiólogos, neuropsicólogos y neurocirujanos
  • 2004
  • Pioneers in implementing the Integral Quality Management System in hospitals.
  • Implemented the GEMA (Medical Administrative and Financial Management) computer system.
  • 2003
  • Se realizó un trasplante renal con donante cadavérico

2000

  • 1995
  • Established the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance service.
  • 1994
  • Automatización del laboratorio clínico y procesos de enfermería
  • 1991
  • Primer hospital en Ecuador con acceso a Internet

1990

  • 1988
  • Círculos de calidad - Calidad Total
  • 1986
  • Primera cirugía de corazón abierto a una niña de 8 años
  • Since its inception, the Hospital has shown social sensitivity, and in 1986, the Metrofraternidad Foundation was born as the clearest expression of solidarity, carrying out the Corporate Social Responsibility program with invaluable support from the Hospital's Medical Corps.
  • 1985
  • 14 de noviembre de 1985, el Hospital Metropolitano abrió sus puertas a la comunidad, iniciando una nueva era en la medicina en el Ecuador, creando un nuevo modelo de gestión hospitalaria que ha contribuido notablemente al desarrollo de Quito y del país
  • Primer hospital automatizado de American Medical International AMI en el Ecuador con el sistema PATCOM
  • 1982
  • Construction of the Hospital began in 1982

1980

  • 1979
  • En una alianza estratégica e histórica con la compañía norteamericana AMI, American Medical International, se construyó Conclina C.A. que nos conduciría a dar inicio a un proyecto médico hospitalario que transformaría la atención médica en el país.
  • 1977
  • A group of prestigious visionary doctors conceived the idea of building a hospital center in Quito with international standards.