Recife
Recife (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁeˈsifi] (listen))[2] is the fourth-largest urban area in Brazil with 4,054,866 inhabitants, the largest urban area of the North/Northeast Regions, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco in the northeast corner of South America. The population of the city proper was 1,625,583 in 2016.[3][4][5] The first slave port in the Americas, Recife was founded in 1537, during the early Portuguese colonization of Brazil, as the main harbor of the Captaincy of Pernambuco, known for its large scale production of sugar cane.[6] It was the former capital Mauritsstad of the 17th century colony of New Holland of Dutch Brazil, established by the Dutch West India Company. The city is located at the confluence of the Beberibe and Capibaribe rivers before they flow into the South Atlantic Ocean. It is a major port on the Atlantic. Its name is an allusion to the stone reefs that are present by the city's shores. The many rivers, small islands and over 50 bridges found in Recife city centre characterise its geography and led to the city being called the "Brazilian Venice". As of 2010, it is the capital city with the highest HDI in Northeast Brazil and second highest HDI in the entire North and Northeast Brazil (second only to Palmas).[7]
The Metropolitan Region of Recife is the main industrial zone of the State of Pernambuco; major products are those derived from cane (sugar and ethanol), motor vehicles, ships, oil platforms, electronics, software, and others. With fiscal incentives by the government, many industrial companies were started in the 1970s and 1980s. Recife has a tradition of being the most important commercial hub of the North/Northeastern region of Brazil, with more than 52,500 business enterprises in Recife plus 32,500 in the Metro Area, totaling more than 85,000.[8]
A combination of a large supply of labor and significant private investments turned Recife into Brazil's second largest medical hub (second only to São Paulo);[9] modern hospitals with state-of-the-art equipment receive patients from several neighbouring States.[10][11]
Recife stands out as a major tourist attraction of the Northeast, both for its beaches and for its historic sites, dating back to both the Portuguese and the Dutch colonization of the region. The beach of Porto de Galinhas, 60 kilometers (37 mi) south of the city, has been repeatedly awarded the title of best beach in Brazil and has drawn many tourists. The Historic Centre of Olinda, 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) north of the city, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1982, and both cities' Brazilian Carnival are among the world's most famous.
The city is an education hub, and home to the Federal University of Pernambuco, the largest university in Pernambuco. Several Brazilian historical figures, such as the poet and abolitionist Castro Alves, moved to Recife for their studies. Recife and Natal are the only Brazilian cities with direct flights to the islands of Fernando de Noronha, a World Heritage Site.[12]
Professor Fernando Figueira Integral Medicine Institute (IMIP)
The IMIP (The Professor Fernando Figueira Integral Medicine Institute) was founded by a group of doctors headed by their mentor, Professsor Fernando Figueira, in 1960. IMIP is a public non-profit-making organization, without links to the state, which operates in the areas of medical and social assistance, teaching, research and outreach programs. With caring for the needy population of Pernambuco as its priority, the IMIP Hospital Complex is recognized as being one of most important in Brazil, owing to its work in many different areas of medicine. The IMIP has 918 beds and its doctors care for more than 600,000 patients per year.
A referral center in many different areas of health care, the IMIP is accredited by the Ministry of Health as a National Referral Center for Mother and Child Care Programs, a Center for Collaboration in the Monitoring and Evaluation of Basic Health Care and a Centre for Collaboration in Quality Health Care and Hospital Management. The IMIP is the only institution in Pernambuco that is part of the GeAH Network which collaborates in Technology and Education Development in Health Care and Hospital Management, supported by the Ministry of Health in partnership with the PAHO.
The Institution is also a certified Collaborator in the Sentinela Network, integrating the National Network of Microbial Resistance Monitoring in Health Services – GIPEA/ANVISA, and is the only Clinical Research Center in Pernambuco to be accredited by the Ministry of Science and Technology. The institution is also certified by the Ministries of Health and Education as a Teaching Hospital and was the first hospital in Brazil to receive the title “Friend of the Children Hospital” from the World Health Organization/UNICEF/Brazilian Ministry of Health.
IMIP Hospital
The IMIP Hospital Complex has some of the most sophisticated health care facilities in Brazil and is a referral center for many fields of medicine. With 1,000 beds, it provides treatment for more than 600,000 patients every year in various specializations, including paediatrics and surgery, neonatology, obstetrics and gynecology, in addition to health care and surgery for adults.
