Hospital Antonio Lorena, Public hospital in Santiago District, Peru.
Hospital Antonio Lorena is a substantial building near Belen Square that features traditional architectural elements from the 1930s construction period. The structure preserves the characteristics of that era and demonstrates how medical facilities were designed at the time.
The land at Belen Square was granted on 30 May 1933, and the building, constructed in the 1930s, opened as the Hospital Mixto del Cuzco, a name still visible in the crest above the administrative entrance. It served as the city's main hospital until the Hospital Regional opened on Avenida de la Cultura in 1964. It was later renamed by the Beneficencia in memory of the Cusco physician Antonio Lorena Rozas.
The hospital entrance displays a biblical inscription about loving God and neighbors, reflecting the religious values of the Peruvian community. This inscription shapes the character of the entrance and reminds visitors of the spiritual mission behind the institution.
The facility currently operates from temporary quarters at Hospital de Contingencias while awaiting completion of its modernization project. Visitors should be aware that operations are not taking place at the original location.
The 1933 land grant on Plazoleta de Belén was pushed through by the Sociedad de Beneficencia under Roberto Castañeda Garmendia, with backing from mayor César R. Mendiburu, prefect Jorge Vargas and bishop Pedro Pascual Farfán. The administrative building's portal still carries the original name, Hospital Mixto del Cuzco, in its coat of arms.
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