Hospital Valentín Tricoche
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Albergue Caritativo Tricoche
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 Location of Ponce and the Albergue Caritativo Tricoche in Puerto Rico
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| Location | At the grid formed by Tricoche, Bertoly, Arenas, and Union streets Ponce, Puerto Rico |
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| Coordinates | 18°01′00″N 66°36′55″W / 18.016785°N 66.615193°WCoordinates: 18°01′00″N 66°36′55″W / 18.016785°N 66.615193°W |
| Area | 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) |
| Built | 30 May 1873 |
| Architect | Julio Vizcarrondo Spanish Royal Corps of Engineers. |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical and 19th Century Civil Architecture |
| MPS | 19th Century Civil Architecture in Ponce TR |
| NRHP reference # | 87000769 |
| Added to NRHP | 14 May 1987 |
Albergue Caritativo Tricoche or Hospital Tricoche (English: Tricoche Charitable Shelter or Tricoche Hospital) is a historic building located on Calle Tricoche street in Ponce, Puerto Rico, in the city's historic district. It was designed by the Spanish Royal Corps of Engineers. The architecture consists of 19th-century civil architecture. When built in 1878, "it held the top spot among public building in Puerto Rico," based on its size and beauty.
The hospital was named after Valentin Tricoche, a 19th-century philanthropist and land owner in Ponce with lands on the western bank of Rio Bucana which included lands with a stone mine. Valentin Tricoche left moneys in his will for the construction of the hospital.
Construction started on 30 May 1873, it was delivered to the Municipal government by the Spanish Royal Corps of Engineers in September 1876, and opened to the public on 11 December 1878. The structure was built articulated in the Classical revival style. By 1885, the hospital expanded with an annex which was named "Hospital Civil", to differentiate it from the original hospital built with funds from Valentin Tricoche.
The historic structure was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on 14 May 1987.
The "Albergue Caritativo Tricoche" (Tricoche Charitable Shelter) was founded in 1878 thanks to an endowment to the City of Ponce left by Mr. Valentin Tricoche in his will. These funds were to be used for the construction of a shelter-hospital for the poor and needy of Ponce.
Just 7 years after its opening, by 1885, the hospital had been such a success there was no longer enough room for the growing population of the city of Ponce, so an annex was started. It was named "Hospital Civil" to differentiate it from the original structure built with funds from Mr. Valentin's will. Ermelindo Salazar, Bartolo Mayol, and Francisco Maria Franceschi, headed a drive for the collection of popular funds to build the new annex, but enough funds were collected to build just one wing of the annex. Construction of the entire annex structure did not complete until 1896.
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