Care Unit was opened, with 13 beds for patients at the end of their life, to improve the quality of care and their well-being. Acknowledgements Austral University Hospital has a long list of awards and achievements since its foundation: Accreditations and acknowledgements: 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Joint Commission International accreditation as an Academic Health Centre (2013, 2016, 2019 and 2022). Hemotherapy Service: first centre to achieve national accreditation (2022). Bariatric Surgery Service: accredited by the Argentinean Society of Obesity Surgery, Metabolic Disease and others related to obesity (2022). Pediatrics Service and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit accredited as a Certified Centre as per EVAT (Early Warning Assessment Scale [Escala de Valoración de Alerta Temprana] (2022). Declared Mercury Free Hospital (2008). Founding member of the Global Green and Healthy Hospitals Agenda (2011). Awards and milestones: Konex Award as one of the most important Health Entities in Argentina (2008). Best International Hospital in Argentina by the International Healthcare Commission (2016). 9th hospital in Latin America in the America Economy Ranking (2021). First place for Argentina in Oncology in the Ranking of América Economía (2021). Among the 100 organizations with the best reputation in Argentina in the Merco-Clarín Ranking (2021). First medical centre in Argentina to have a transversal institute for the management of genomic medicine, the Institute of Genomic Medicine. First Mastology Unit in Argentina, known as the Breast Centre. See also Teaching Hospital References External links Hospital Universitario Austral Universidad Austral(in Spanish) Hospitals in Argentina Medical education in Argentina Teaching hospitals