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 Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 4:36 am Post subject: HEALTHCARE IN COSTA RICA / COSTA RICA HOSPITAL GUIDE |
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HEALTHCARE IN COSTA RICA
Public healthcare
Costa Rica has one of the most effective health services in the developing world. Nevertheless demand for private healthcare rose very sharply in 2000 as deficiencies in the CCSS service encouraged healthcare sector and to take out insurance to cover the costs.
The Costa Rican Social Security Fund, the Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social - CCSS, provides most national health services. The Caja is financed mainly by compulsory contributions from employers and their workers. In 2000 52,507 employers and 1.04mn workers contributed a total of CRC 120.29bn (USD 390.3mn). The CCSS stated in its 1999 report that it meets the healthcare needs of around 67% of the economically active population and their families.
Costa Rica has 29 hospitals of which three are national, and the remainder specialist, regional or local. These hospitals contain just under 6,000 beds. There are 1.57 doctors per 1,000 inhabitants and 1.06 nurses.
Notwithstanding some impressive achievements over the years with regard to the reduction of infant mortality, the control of communicable diseases and the spread of immunisation programmes, reform is required. The CCSS' efficiency is being increasingly questioned as waiting lists for basic services lengthen.
Private Healthcare
The state-owned insurance monopoly Instituto Nacional de Seguros - INS is the only private healthcare insurer in Costa Rica.
INS' standard healthcare policy for Costa Rica provides cover for the cost of consultations with doctors outside hospitals, medicines and laboratory tests (pregnancies are excluded), and hospitalisation charges, surgery, ambulances, pregnancy, home help and the like.
INS works with doctors, hospitals, pharmacies and laboratories with which agreements have been reached regarding tariffs of charges.
INS' standard healthcare policy for Costa Rica provides cover for the cost of consultations with doctors outside hospitals, medicines and laboratory tests (pregnancies are excluded), and hospitalisation charges, surgery, ambulances, pregnancy, home help and the like.
DIRECTORY OF HOSPITALS & CLINICS
Burstin Clinic San José
P.O. Box 8040-1000,
San Jose,
Costa Rica
Tel: + 506-233-1514
Fax: + 506-290-3106
Cirujanos Plasticos S.A
Paseo Colón, 1st. Avenue,
24th. and 26th. Streets,
San Jose,
Costa Rica
Tel: + 506-223-7069
Fax: + 506-222-6441
Clinica Laser Visual
P.O. Box 5684-(1000).
San Jose, 2050
Costa Rica
Tel: + 506-290-3796
Fax: + 506-231-7342
DentaVac Dental Clinic
P.O. Box 906-1250, Escazu,
San Jose,
Costa Rica
Tel: + 506-289-4670
Fax: + 506-289-9618
Especialidades Odontológicas
San Rafael de Escazu,
P.O. Box 4677-1000
San Jose,
Costa Rica
Tel: + 506-228-8856
Fax: + 506-289-9557
Hospital CIMA San Jose
Carretera Prospero Fernandez
San Jose
Costa Rica
Tel: + 506 208 1000
Fax: + 506 208 1001
Hospital Clinica Biblica
PO Box 1307 - 1000
Calle Central y Calle Primera
Avenida 14
San Jose
Costa Rica
Tel: + 506 221 3922
Fax: + 506 221 0645
Hospital Clinica Catolica
Apartado 3184-1000
San Jose
Costa Rica
Tel: + 506 246 3247
Fax: + 506 283 6171
Hospital Clinica Santa Rita
Apartado postal 1444-1002,
San Jose,
Costa Rica
Tel: + 506-221-6433
Fax: + 506 255-1248
Hospital Clínica UNIBE
Tibás, San José,
200m este ICE,
Costa Rica
Tel: + 506 2976300
Fax: + 506 297-6310
Hospital Cristiano Jerusalem
El Alto de Guadalupe,
San Jose, 1017
Costa Rica
Tel: + 506 216-9191
Fax: + 506 285-0942
Hospital Dr. Max Peralta
Apartado 302, Cartago, 7050
Costa Rica
Tel: + 506-550-1999
Fax: + 506-591-1161
Hospital Mexico
Apartado 11318,
San Jose, 1000
Costa Rica
Tel: + 506-228-6992
Plaza Medical del Este
Apdo. 856-1002,
San Jose, 1002
Costa Rica
Tel: + 506-225-1189
Fax: + 506-383-7024 |
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