The hospital dates back to the creation of the
Hospital of Our Lady of the Conception () in 1538, located at the
Jirón Lima, next to the current
Convent of Santo Domingo. The hospital was later moved to the neighbourhood of
Barrios Altos, where it became known as the
Royal Hospital of Saint Andrew (), operating until President
Pedro Diez Canseco decreed the founding of a modern and larger hospital due to the needs of the time. Its construction was funded by the surplus income of the
Charity of Lima, the existing fund of the brotherhoods that was in deposit and a government allowance amounting to
S/. 2,000 per month. It lasted six years and seven months in total. Carrión is buried in a mausoleum on the premises of the hospital, and was declared a national hero on October 7, 1991. The
hospice system at the end of the 19th century varied in the following way;
outpatient care in 1891, first clinical laboratory in 1900. Then, treatment for
tuberculosis was introduced and in 1913 night reception of patients was enabled. ==See also==