The name "Hospital del Tórax" (Instituto/Sanatorio del Tórax) is documented in Spanish medical and historical literature as a recurring institutional designation for thoracic disease services and anti-tuberculosis sanatoria. The supplied sources do not provide a focused historical timeline, construction dates, ownership records, or verified operational history for a Hospital del Tórax specifically located in Terrassa. The primary material linking a Hospital del Tórax to Terrassa is a 2008 archived radio/TV program entry that describes a live connection with investigator Miguel Ángel Segura from the "emblematic Hospital del Torax en Tarrasa," indicating media and paranormal-investigation interest in a site so named. That program description does not provide detailed findings, eyewitness testimony, specific paranormal events, or verification of the building's identity or status. Other academic and medical sources in the supplied material demonstrate the broader national context in which institutions named "del Tórax" exist(ed) in Spain, but they do not corroborate the Terrassa location or any paranormal claims. No named entities, specific phenomena, investigator conclusions, or local archival records are present in the provided sources. The site's cultural significance, insofar as it is documented here, rests on its association with thoracic medicine in Spain and its appearance in paranormal media circulation (the 2008 broadcast), rather than on verifiable historical or folkloric details tied to Terrassa.
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- [1]Conexion con el Hospital del Torax - Caso de oui-ja - Caaba - Relato - Informativo - MADLR2 - 31082008 (archive). Archive.org. "Conexion con el Hospital del Torax..." program entry (describes a live connection from the Hospital del Torax in Tarrasa with investigator Miguel Ángel Segura), 31 Aug 2008.other
- [2]Adimensional 277 (archive) - mentions Miguel Ángel Segura. Archive.org. Adimensional 277 (2009) — contains references to investigator Miguel Ángel Segura's involvement in paranormal media programs.other
- [3]Chapter 1: The Historical Creation of the Hospital System in Spain. Academic chapter summarizing development of Spanish hospital system and referencing antituberculosis and thoracic disease institutions; provides contextual background for institutions named "del Tórax."academic
- [4]Wikidata: Instituto Nacional del Tórax. Wikidata entry for Instituto Nacional del Tórax (example of institutional use of the name in different countries).wiki
- [5]Misc. Spanish medical literature references to 'Instituto/Hospital del Tórax' (examples). Collected medical/academic citations in the supplied notes indicating recurring institutional use of the name 'del Tórax' in Spain (e.g., services at Hospital Clinic Barcelona and other hospitals).academic