The Aleksandrovska University Hospital is a university hospital

University hospital

A university hospital is an institution which combines the services of a hospital with the education of medical students and with medical research. These hospitals are typically affiliated with a medical school or university...

 in Sofia

Sofia

Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...

, the capital of Bulgaria

Bulgaria

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. It was founded in 1879 and was named after Bulgarian Prince Alexander I Battenberg

Alexander, Prince of Bulgaria

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 in October 1884. A military hospital between 1912 and 1919, it was the site where the Sofia Medical University

Sofia Medical University

The Medical University of Sofia is a university located in Sofia, Bulgaria. It was founded in 1917 and is organized in 4 Faculties.-History and Profile:...

was founded in 1917.

The hospital is situated on 258000 m² (2,777,088.9 sq ft), having a capacity of 1,100 beds and a staff of 540.