Hospital’s Mission:
- To promote actions for the prevention of disabilities and improve the healthcare of people with disabling conditions in support of the National Health System
- To provide quality services for the rehabilitation of patients with disabling diseases or sequelae of musculoskeletal conditions, sports injuries, speech, and hearing, as well as cardiopulmonary disorders, with the application of the most advanced scientific knowledge and state of the art technology, in order to obtain the best possible results with a high sense of humanism, embracing the physical, psychological, social and occupational aspects of each patient in an integral way, with the active participation of a multidisciplinary team of professionals, including the intervention of the family and the community.
- To train and educate human resources for rehabilitation with a very active scientific and humane participation, with the ability to take advantage of state of the art equipment and technology, striving for excellence in education and scientific research, that can act as leaders in their field of specialty.
- To develop scientific research that may provide the widest and most precise possible knowledge of the epidemiological phenomena around disabling conditions, as well as the actions required for their prevention, and early diagnosis. Increase the knowledge around the physio-pathologic mechanisms that participate in their recovery or compensation; the substitution of the function and/or structure of damaged tissues and organs, as well as the diagnostic and therapeutic resources required for these. To develop of new technology for the production of implants, prosthetics, orthotics and technical assistant devices to improve the quality of life of patients suffering any disabling condition, as well as any family or society-related aspects that have an impact on them.

Year Founded: 2000

Hospital Type: Public/Academic

University Affiliations:
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México

Hospital Awards/Recognitions:
- General Health Council/Joint Commission Certification, 2006-1010
- ISO 9001-2008 Certification, 2009

Leadership Appointments: Not available

Number of Orthopaedic Residents: 71

Length of Residency: 5 years

Number of Orthopaedic Fellows: 19

Fellowship categories:
- Orthopaedic Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy
- Joint Reconstruction Hip and Knee
- Joint Reconstruction Shoulder and Elbow
- Spine Surgery
- Hand Surgery
- Pediatric Orthopaedics
- Orthopaedic Trauma
- Orthopaedic Oncology
- Foot Surgery
- Neuromuscular Deformities
- Bone Infections

Average of number of peer reviewed articles published annually: 2009 (81 articles)

Number of Beds:
- Orthopaedic Surgery: 156
- In-patient Rehabilitation: 40
- Otolaryngology: 15
- ICU: 8

Total number of active medical staff: 326
- Orthopaedic Surgeons: 80

Number of Scientists/Researchers: 56

Type of research:
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Rehabilitation
- Rheumatology
- Sports Medicine
- Basic Science in Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Speech and hearing disorders
- Otolaryngology
- Ophthalmology

Amount of grant funding received annually: $5,043,000

Number of full time employees: 2600

Number of operating rooms
- Orthopaedic surgery: 10
- Otolaryngology: 5
- Ophthalmology: 4

Number of orthopaedic surgeries: 5816/year

Number of outpatient visits:
- 239,873 total
- Surgical: 88496
- Medical: 122, 114