Floreasca Emergency Hospital, the first emergency hospital in Romania
Spitalul Clinic de Urgență București (the Bucharest Clinical Emergency Hospital), known as Floreasca Hospital, is at Calea Floreasca no. 8. According to Wikipedia, it was officially inaugurated in 1934, and it has operated at its current site since 1949.
Spitalul Clinic de Urgență București (the Bucharest Clinical Emergency Hospital), known after its location as Floreasca Hospital, is at Calea Floreasca no. 8, in Sector 1. Wikipedia describes it as the first emergency hospital in Romania.
The beginnings, in the 1930s
According to Wikipedia, the ministry decided to establish the hospital on October 6, 1933, the hospital began operating in December 1933, and the official inauguration took place on May 5, 1934. The aim was a hospital that would receive patients brought by the city’s ambulance service, the Societatea de Salvare (Rescue Society). The first seat was on the bank of the Dâmbovița river. The English-language version of the encyclopedia says the project was initially financed by Professor Nicolae Minovici.
Destroyed in 1944, rebuilt in 1949
The original building was destroyed in August 1944, during the bombing of Bucharest. According to the Romanian-language version of Wikipedia, the hospital operated for a while in the Antoniu Sanatorium, then moved in 1949 to its current site on Calea Floreasca. The English-language version mentions a new building completed in 1949. In 1960, the building was modified and seven floors were added.
Both the Romanian and the English articles are Wikipedia pages, so they are not independent sources of each other.
Departments the official website lists
On the official website, consulted in October 2026, clinical departments such as internal medicine, cardiology, gastroenterology, clinical toxicology, neurology, hemodialysis, general surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, cardiac and great vessel surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedics and traumatology, and anesthesia and intensive care appear. The page also lists outpatient offices, for example ENT, ophthalmology, gynecology, dermatology, psychiatry and rehabilitation.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Floreasca Hospital?
At Calea Floreasca no. 8, in Sector 1 of Bucharest, according to the official website. The official name is Spitalul Clinic de Urgență București.
When was it founded?
The official inauguration was on May 5, 1934, according to Wikipedia, and activity began in December 1933.
Why is it called Floreasca?
The sources consulted do not say where the name comes from, but it also appears in the hospital’s address, Calea Floreasca.
Calea Floreasca 8, sector 1, București
