University Hospital Center of São João

The University Hospital of São João, or simply São João Hospital, is the biggest hospital in Northern Portugal and one of the biggest in Portugal. The hospital is named after John the Baptist, São João in Portuguese and has been operating since 1959.

Photo: Reis Quarteu, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Hospital
Description: University Hospital of Saint John
Also known as: “Hospital of Saint John”, “Hospital of St. John”, “HSJ”, and “University Hospital of São João”
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include IPO station and Hospital de São João station.

IPO station

Railway station

Photo: Ernstkers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

IPO is a light rail station on line D of the Porto Metro system in Porto, Portugal. It is situated on the Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeidaat at the northern end of the University of Porto campus and is named after the nearby Instituto Português de Oncologia. IPO station is situated 290 metres west of University Hospital Center of São João.

Hospital de São João station

Railway stop

Photo: Tiago Miranda, CC BY 2.0.

Hospital de São João is a light rail station that is the terminus of line D of the Porto Metro system in Porto, Portugal. It is named after the nearby University Hospital of São João. Hospital de São João station is situated 250 metres northwest of University Hospital Center of São João.

Faculty of Economics of the University of Porto

University

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Faculty of Economics of the University of Porto is situated 680 metres south of University Hospital Center of São João.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Paranhos and Pedrouços.

Paranhos

Suburb

Photo: Henrique Matos, CC BY 2.5.

Paranhos is a parish in the municipality of Porto, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 44,298, in an area of 7.17 km². Local landmarks include the Areosa Church, various faculties of the University of Porto and the sprawling Hospital de São João.

Pedrouços

Village

Pedrouços is a Portuguese parish located in the municipality of Maia. The population in 2011 was 12,149, in an area of 2.57 km². The place of Pedrouços was the most important and populous of the Águas Santas parish.