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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.
Hospital San Juan de Dios, built in 1854 and partially rebuilt in 1995, 2004 and 2009; Hospital Nacional de Niños, built in 1961; Hospital Dr Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia, built in 1946 (rebuilt in 1990 and 2015)
Primary health care facilities in Costa Rica include health clinics, with a general practitioner, nurse, clerk, pharmacist, and a primary health technician. In 2008, there were five specialty national hospitals, three general national hospitals, seven regional hospitals, 13 peripheral hospitals, and 10 major clinics serving as referral centers ...
Hospital Dr. Tony Facio Castro, known as Hospital Tony Facio, in Limón, Costa Rica, caters to the health needs of Limón Province. [1]The hospital occupies 22,000 square metres and is divided into modules including hospitalization and outpatient facilities.
Hospital CIMA San Jose is a hospital in San José, Costa Rica.The hospital opened in 2000. [1]Hospital CIMA is a tertiary level, acute care hospital. It has an installed capacity of 103 beds.
Health care was provided in both rural and urban areas through a three-tiered system. In rural areas the first tier was made up of barefoot doctors working out of village medical centers. They provided preventive and primary-care services, with an average of two doctors per 1,000 people.
The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (Spanish: Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social) 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.
Toggle Outcome of cancer care subsection. 1.1 Major cancers. 1.2 Female specific cancers. 2 Outcome of cardiovascular disease care. 3 See also. ... Costa Rica: 78.3% ...