Hospital Aristides Maltez

Hospital Aristides Maltez (HAM) is a Brazilian non-profit hospital located in the Brotas neighborhood of Salvador, Bahia. It is owned and operated by the Liga Bahiana Contra o Câncer (LBCC), an organization founded in 1936 by Professor Aristides Maltez. The hospital was officially founded on 2 February 1952 and named in his honor. It specializes in cancer treatment and serves patients from all municipalities of Bahia and neighboring states, functioning as the main oncological care unit for the state's low-income population. The hospital has become a reference in the control of cervical cancer. The institution's history is intertwined with the Liga Bahiana Contra o Câncer. After witnessing the difficulties faced by underprivileged women seeking treatment for uterine cancer, Aristides Maltez launched a campaign to create a cancer institute. Funds raised through these campaigns, together with resources provided by the state interventor Landulpho Alves de Almeida, allowed the purchase of the Chácara Boa Sorte in Brotas. The cornerstone of the institute was laid in 1940, but Aristides Maltez died in 1943 before seeing its construction. The hospital was eventually founded in 1952. HAM currently has 232 beds and 180 specialized physicians. Its pediatric oncology unit occupies a five-story building with more than 5,000 m² of constructed area. The hospital's building was listed as a historical good by the Bahia Artistic and Cultural Heritage Institute (IPAC) in 2008. The hospital also has a study center; in 1956 it launched the journal Arquivos de Oncologia to raise awareness about early diagnosis and reduce the stigma associated with cancer. According to its official website, the hospital performs more than 3,500 daily visits and more than 9,000 surgeries per year. It offers surgeries, hospitalizations, consultations, and procedures. The website also highlights a goal of reaching 25,000 donors. Recent news includes international certification as a Center of Excellence in Post-Laryngectomy Rehabilitation (September 2026) and community projects such as "Acolhimento com Carinho" for pediatric care.

The history of Hospital Aristides Maltez is intertwined with the Liga Bahiana Contra o Câncer, founded in 1936 by Professor Aristides Maltez. Witnessing the difficulties faced by underprivileged women in obtaining treatment for uterine cancer, Aristides Maltez initiated a campaign within society to encourage the creation of a Cancer Institute. With money raised through these campaigns, added to resources provided by the Interventor of the State of Bahia, Landulpho Alves de Almeida, the Chácara Boa Sorte was acquired in the Brotas neighborhood. The cornerstone of the Institute was laid in 1940, but Dr. Aristides Maltez died in 1943 without witnessing the construction of the institute he had idealized. On 2 February 1952, the Hospital Aristides Maltez was founded, named in his honor. The hospital serves patients from all municipalities of Bahia and other neighboring states. It is a non-profit institution specialized in cancer treatment, belonging to the Liga Bahiana Contra o Câncer (LBCC), and acts as the main oncological care unit for the low-income population of the state of Bahia. The institution became a reference in the control of cervical cancer. The hospital currently has 232 beds and 180 specialized physicians. The pediatric oncology unit occupies a five-story building with more than 5,000 m² of constructed area. The hospital building was listed as a historical good by the Bahia Artistic and Cultural Heritage Institute (IPAC) in 2008. The members of Hospital Aristides Maltez created a study center to discuss cancer-related topics, aiming at knowledge exchange and dissemination both nationally and internationally. In 1956, the journal Arquivos de Oncologia was launched to raise awareness among the population and professionals about the importance of early diagnosis. It also helped reduce the stigma of the disease, which some still associated with the idea of contagiousness or promiscuity, and emphasized that home remedies had no effect for this illness.

• 2008

  Hospital building listed as historical good by IPAC.

• 1956

  Journal Arquivos de Oncologia launched by the hospital's study center.

• 1952

  Hospital Aristides Maltez founded on 2 February.

• 1943

  Death of Dr. Aristides Maltez before the institute's construction.

• 1940

  Cornerstone of the Cancer Institute laid in Brotas.

• 1936

  Liga Bahiana Contra o Câncer founded by Professor Aristides Maltez.

Non-profit reference hospital for oncological care for low-income populations in Bahia.

• Cancer treatment

• Surgeries

• Hospitalizations

• Consultations

• Medical procedures

• Pediatric oncology

• Post-laryngectomy rehabilitation

1. 1Home - Hospital Aristides Maltezaristidesmaltez.org.br
2. 2Hospital Aristides Maltez - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Hospital Aristides Maltez - Wikipedia (Portuguese)pt.wikipedia.org