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Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset

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The Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset (in Valencian, and officially, Hospital Universitari Doctor Peset) is a Spanish university hospital located in the city of Valencia, in the Patraix neighbourhood, next to the municipal cemetery of Valencia. It belongs to the Generalidad Valenciana and is the main centre of the Valencia - Doctor Peset Health Department. The centre occupies a built-up area of 50,000m² and has 531 beds, 21 operating theatres and 81 outpatient consultation rooms.

The Valencia - Doctor Peset Health Department is made up of 16 health centres, 11 auxiliary clinics and the Doctor Peset University Hospital. This department serves an area that covers the southwest area of Valencia City and several of the main municipalities of the Huerta Sur region, providing healthcare to around 370,000 people.

In 2013 the Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset recorded a total of 25,466 admissions, 1,171 deliveries, 20,420 surgical interventions and 133,412 emergencies.