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All doctors in the country must be affiliated with it in order to practice the profession legally in Costa Rica. In addition, technicians in different medical fields are incorporated into the institution. Their offices are located in Sabana Sur, San José de Costa Rica. The present chairman is Mainor Vargas, a specialist in pathology.
Hospital Dr Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia, built in 1946 (rebuilt in 1990 and 2015) Centro Nacional de Rehabilitación, built in 1973; Hospital Dr. Raúl Blanco Cervantes (for gerontological and geriatric healthcare), built in 1950 and rebuilt in 2016; Hospital Nacional de las Mujeres Dr Ricardo Carit Eva; Hospital México, built in 1969
It is the largest and oldest private medical school in Costa Rica. Currently the main campus is located in the country's capital. The university offers degrees such as Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Microbiology and Clinical Chemistry, Licentiate of Physiotherapy, Licentiate of Nutrition and Doctor of Pharmacy. UCIMED also offers master's ...
The Costa Rican Social Security Fund or Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (as it is known in Spanish) is in charge of most of the nation's public health sector. Its role in public health (as the administrator of health institutions) is key in Costa Rica, playing an important part in the state's national health policy making.
The hospital commemorates Dr. Tony Facio (29 October 1918 – 20 December 1948), a native of Puerto Limón born as Maximiliano Antonio de la Paz Facio Castro, son of Dr. Antonio Facio Ulloa and Cristina Castro Carazo, who died at the age of 30. [2]
Anita V. Figueredo (August 24, 1916 – February 19, 2010) was an American surgeon and philanthropist, the first woman medical doctor from Costa Rica and the first woman surgeon to practice in San Diego, California. She was posthumously inducted into the San Diego Women's Hall of Fame in 2015.
Rafael Angel Calderón Guardia was born on 8 March 1900 in San José. In his youth, Calderón Guardia studied in Costa Rica, France and Belgium, where he married Yvonne Clays Spoelders, who was later to be the first female diplomat of Costa Rica. After finishing his studies in Belgium, Calderón Guardia became a medical doctor and practicing ...
Hospital Nacional de Niños is a national pediatric hospital in San José, Costa Rica. It has provided medical care to children in the country since its founding in 1845. [1] [2] In 1945 and as one of the events to celebrate the centennial of the San José Hospital, a new ward opened with a capacity of 140 beds.