The „Alessandrescu-Rusescu” Institute: the mother and child institute on Bulevardul Lacul Tei
Institutul Național pentru Sănătatea Mamei și Copilului „Alessandrescu-Rusescu” (the National Institute for Mother and Child Health) began in 1946 as the Institute for the Protection of Mother and Child, created by Professor Alfred Rusescu. Since 1971 it has again operated on Bulevardul Lacul Tei.
Institutul Național pentru Sănătatea Mamei și Copilului „Alessandrescu-Rusescu” (the National Institute for Mother and Child Health) is on Bulevardul Lacul Tei, at the same site as Spitalul pentru Copii „Emilia Irza” (the Emilia Irza Children’s Hospital), according to the official website. The institute has a pediatrics component and an obstetrics-gynecology component.
Founded in 1946
According to the official website and an Agerpres feature, in 1946 Professor Alfred Rusescu (1895–1981) created the Institute for the Protection of Mother and Child. Its first seat was at Leagănul „Sf. Ecaterina” (the St. Catherine Nursery), near the Arcul de Triumf.
The move to Lacul Tei
In 1950, the institute moved into a new building on Bulevardul Lacul Tei, at the same site as the Emilia Irza Children’s Hospital. In 1952, the Polizu Hospital became an obstetrics-gynecology department within the institute. In 1966, the institute ceased its activity. Between 1970 and 1971 it operated on the premises of the Polizu Hospital, and in 1971 it returned to “Emilia Irza,” where it is still located today.
Today’s name
In 1990, the institute’s name also received the name of Alfred Rusescu. In 2016 it received its current name, Institutul Național pentru Sănătatea Mamei și Copilului „Alessandrescu-Rusescu.”
What the official website lists
On the official website, consulted in October 2026, the institute presents a pediatrics component and an obstetrics-gynecology component, plus a Maternal-Fetal Medicine Center and a Mental Health Center. Under pediatrics appear, among others, regional centers for cystic fibrosis, medical genetics and celiac disease, diabetes and nutrition, pediatric emergency reception and rehabilitation. Obstetrics-gynecology lists, among others, neonatology, an operating block, intensive care (ICU) and colposcopy. The institute publishes the up-to-date list.
Frequently asked questions
Where is the institute?
On Bulevardul Lacul Tei, Bucharest, at the same site as the Emilia Irza Children’s Hospital. The exact number does not appear on the official website pages that were read.
Who founded the institute?
Professor Alfred Rusescu, who created it in 1946, according to the institute’s website and Agerpres.
Why is it called “Alessandrescu-Rusescu”?
Alfred Rusescu’s name was added in 1990. The sources consulted do not explain who Alessandrescu is in today’s name, so no answer is given here.
Bulevardul Lacul Tei, sector 2, București
