General University Hospital Alicante

Neurosurgery Department, General University Hospital, Alicante, Spain

• Morphometric and Clinical Analysis of the Azygos Anterior Cerebral Artery: Insights From a Cadaveric Case Report Study
• Transplanum polare approach to the anterior mesiotemporal region
• Outcomes of transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenomas in Spain: a retrospective multicenter study
• Tailored Callosotomy in Third Ventricle Colloid Cyst Resection via Anterior Interhemispheric Transcallosal Approach
• Evaluating the impact of a hand-crafted 3D-Printed head Model and virtual reality in skull base surgery training
• Sudden Loss of Motor-Evoked Potentials (MEPs) During the Resection of A Nondominant Insular Glioma: Case Report and Management Review
• The Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries' Perspective on Global Neurosurgery Collaborations
• Endoscopic approaches to the posterior wall of the third ventricle: An anatomical comparison

Official name: Hospital General Universitario Dr. Balmis de Alicante Address: Calle Pintor Baeza, 12, 03010 Alicante, Spain Phone: +34 965 933 000

Website: alicante.san.gva.es

Founded: 1956

Total beds: 807

Operator: Generalitat Valenciana

University affiliation: University of Alicante

The hospital was renamed in 2021 in honor of Dr. Francisco Javier Balmis, a physician from Alicante who led the 19th-century Spanish expedition to spread smallpox vaccination across Latin America and Asia.

• Cardiology
• Neurology
• Oncology
• Endocrinology
• Nephrology
• Pulmonology
• Hematology
• Rheumatology
• Infectious Diseases
• Internal Medicine

• General Surgery
• Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Neurosurgery
• Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery
• Vascular Surgery
• Plastic Surgery
• Pediatric Surgery

• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
• Burn Unit
• Rare Diseases Unit
• Breast Pathology Unit

The hospital is affiliated with ISABIAL (Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante). It actively participates in clinical research, innovation projects, and academic collaboration.

In 2024, it introduced AI-powered diagnostic systems for radiograph interpretation (chest and skeletal), improving accuracy and workflow efficiency.

The hospital acts as a reference center for complex pathologies and procedures, including:

• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
• Advanced digestive endoscopy techniques
• Neuro-oncology and pediatric neurosurgery
• Inter-hospital coordination across Alicante province (Denia, Elche, Alcoy, Orihuela, Elda, etc.)

The General University Hospital Dr. Balmis is a cornerstone of public health in the Valencian Community, combining advanced care, medical education, and biomedical innovation.