surgeries or complex cancer treatments. Hospital sponsors Austral University Hospital is a non-profit civil association that relies on the support and donations of many individuals and organisations. An example is businesswoman and model Valeria Mazza, who has been the sponsor of Austral Hospital's high-complexity pediatric area since 2005. She is the hostess of the annual charity gala held to raise funds for the pediatric area, with the aim of improving high-complexity care for children. The ProSalud Foundation, chaired by Carlos Coto, is Austral University Hospital's charitable arm. Its mission is to provide medical care to vulnerable patients in the Pilar area. The Foundation is sponsored by the artists known as Trix (Trillizas de oro), who have been hosting the annual charity dinner since 2011. COVID Austral Solidarity Hospital The COVID Austral Solidarity Hospital operated during 2020 and was created exclusively to care for serious COVID-19 patients referred by the public health system. It was promoted with the help of foundations and private companies, such as Techint Group, Bayres Bau Werke construction company, foundations such as Sura, Pérez Companc, Phillips, Itaú Bank, Los Pibes, Bunge y Born, Cámara Industrial de Laboratorios Farmacéuticos Argentinos (CILFA), Southworks, Sullair, entre otros. It was inaugurated by Argentinian President Alberto Fernández. During 6 months, 197 patients were hospitalized, which meant 2,940 critical unit bed-days, with more than 300 people actively working at the Solidarity Hospital. As of 2021, the COVID Austral Solidarity Hospital became a Comprehensive Care Unit, providing care for people from all walks of life in need of special or palliative care. Sites Austral University Hospital's headquarters are located at 1500 Juan Domingo Perón Avenue, in the municipality of Pilar, Buenos Aires province. The 36,000-square-metre building is state-of-the-art in terms of functionality, security, technology and comfort. The Hospital has invested in highly complex equipment for 2022 and 2023, such as the positron emission tomograph (PET), resonators and gamma cameras, as well as the implementation of computer systems such as electronic medical records and management software for the different areas of the institution. The pediatric wing is equipped with a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and a Bone Marrow Transplant Unit —its technology has enabled intrauterine surgery since 2015. It currently has 220 beds, 10 operating theatres and performs approximately 1,600 surgeries per month in the speciality wards and care centres within the same hospital space. In 2021 a new Integral