San José is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica, a major country in the Central America. This beautiful city is also both the most populous city of the country and its political and economic center. San Jose has many tourist attractions including museums, gardens, theaters, bars and clubs. The health care sector in San Jose is well developed and consists of both public and private hospitals. Many of the Costa Rica’s international hospitals are located in this city. This article is a brief overview of some of the better hospitals in San José.

Hospital CIMA (Center for International Medicine Advanced) San José is located in the heart of the city and is considered the best hospital in Costa Rica. Established in 2000, the hospital is operated by the International Hospital Corporation which is based in Dallas, Texas and manages many world class hospitals internationally. This premier health care facility achieved the Joint Commission International accreditation for “superior hospital quality and patient care” in 2008. In addition, CIMA San José has received many other accolades such as the BIORAD Certificate of Quality Assessment for Hematology and the Certified Quality Process Accreditation by the National Accreditation Commission of the ministry of health. The hospital has association with many international health institutions including Southwestern Medical Center, John’s Hopkins Medicine, Mayo Clinic and UCLA Healthcare. CIMA San José has full fledged departments in every specialty of medicine and employs eminent doctors and an excellent supporting staff. The surgery department facilitates ambulatory surgery, outpatient surgery and consists of nine operating rooms. The blood bank and laboratory of the hospital have received the Certificate of Excellence by Sociedade Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemotherapy. The hospital’s clinical laboratory conducts all types of tests in clinical chemistry, serology, hematology and bacteriology.

The hospital has a modern endoscopy department and a Catheterization Laboratory. The imaging department is divided into these five sections: general radiology, scans, ultrasound, MRI and nuclear medicine. CIMA San José is the only private hospital with non-invasive nuclear medicine service. The hospital is also well known for its cutting edge technology and has all the latest devices including a multislice CT scan (64) that takes just10 seconds to scan from head to toe. The intensive care service of the hospital has sections dedicated to critical care, semi-intensive care and neonatal intensive care. Hospital CIMA San Jose offers comfortable accommodations in standard rooms and suites equipped with modern amenities. The hospital complex also includes a pharmacy, a restaurant and a heliport. Tel: (506)2208-1000

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Source: Tico Times

By : Chrissie Long

Hundreds of thousands of people pass through the doors of the country’s public hospitals each year to receive services and medicines made available to them by the Costa Rican government.

The 67-year-old health care giant dispenses a cross section of services on a slim budget, and it still maintains one of the healthiest populations in the Americas.

Yet, many Costa Ricans agree that their health care system would fall short were it not balanced by its private arm. For all the acclaim the Costa Rican Social Security System ( Caja) has received over the years, private services plug the holes that the government-run entity can’t reach, and it does so with agility the lumbering Caja can’t match.

Whether it’s the day-bright halls and up-to-date facilities of Escazú’s CIMA Hospital or the wooden floors and homey common spaces of Hospital Bíblica in downtown San José, Costa Ricans celebrate the fact they have private health care alternatives.

“Many people come here because Social Security hospitals and clinics have long waiting lists,” said Jorge Cortés, chief medical officer at the Hospital Clínica Bíblica. “So if they need an exam or if they need a diagnosis, they can get it here today.”

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