Salvador Zubirán National Institute of Health Sciences and Nutrition

The National Institute of Health Sciences and Nutrition “Salvador Zubirán” (Spanish: Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán) is one of the twelve national institutes part of the Mexican Secretariat of Health. Its main functions and services include medical research, specialized medical attention and health education for future professionals. It is located in the Tlalpan borough in the south of Mexico City where the main hospitals in the city are located. David Kershenobich Stalnikowitz currently manages the Institute.

The main priorities of the institute are high quality research, creating medical knowledge and specialized medical assistance. It was founded to address concerns about nutrition and illnesses resulting in poor nutrition in Mexico, as they are considered to inhibit the growth and development of the country.

The institute began as an initiative of Dr. Salvador Zubirán in 1944, who created a small hospital unit at the General Hospital in Mexico City specializing in metabolic and nutritional disorders called the Nutrition Disease Service. In 1945, the project was reorganized and separated into its own facility. Shortly after, the hospital began receiving financial support from the Secretariat of Health. The name for the new hospital was Nutrition Disease Hospital and attended clinical problems related with and metabolism. However, the hospital did not officially open until October 12, 1946, due to the lack of available space to build the treatment and research facilities. The hospital opened with specializations including endocrinology, gastroenterology and hematology. In 1948, researchers from the facility began publishing results of studies in national and international journals.

In 1970, the hospital moved from the center to its present location in the south of the city, expanding services and specialties. In 1987, the facility was reorganized to become of the twelve main institutes of the Mexican Secretariat of Health, changing its name to the National Nutrition Health Institute. In 1988, the words “Salvador Zubirán” were added to the name to commemorate the doctor who founded the original institution as well as to honor his general contributions to medical knowledge about diabetes and nutrition.

...
Wikipedia