Santiago is the capital of Chile and also the largest city in the country. Santiago is the center of finance and commerce in Chile and here are the headquarters of many multinational companies in the country. The city has many well-known shopping centers and high-rise architecture and has become one of the most modern metropolitan areas in Latin America.

Santiago has many good hospitals in both the public and private sectors. Many of the major private hospitals offer world-class health care that is also affordable. These hospitals are well equipped and accept all major health insurance companies.

This is a brief description of some of the main hospitals in Santiago.

Las Condes Clinic located at Lo Fontecilla 441 – Las Condes, Santiago is a renowned private hospital in Chile and Latin America that has all the modern medical facilities to provide excellent medical care. The hospital founded in 1978 by a famous physician has now achieved the prestigious International Joint Commission accreditation and is affiliated with Johns Hopkins Medicine International for training. This modern 220-bed hospital has well-equipped specialties in all branches of medicine. The surgery department of the hospital is well known and performs the most modern laparoscopic surgery for digestive endocrine tumors, breast surgery using advanced techniques such as mammography, stereotactic biopsy equipment, and trauma surgery. CLC has blood bank, clinical laboratory, diagnostic imaging, nuclear medicine and physical therapy facilities. The hospital has many special centers such as anti-smoking center, kidney stone, travel medicine, advanced center for epilepsy and spine center. Its new emergency service with a separate laboratory system was built under the direction of Johns Hopkins Hospital, USA. This hospital favored by foreign patients offers luxury accommodation and has agreements with major insurance companies. Telephone: (56-2) 210 4000

German Clinic is one of the main private hospitals in Chile and is located at Av. Vitacura 5951 – Vitacura – Santiago. This hospital was founded by a reputable non-profit foundation, “Sociedad de Beneficencia Hospital Alemán”, which has established many modern hospitals throughout the country. This 350-bed hospital with 18 operating rooms offers the best medical service to more than 35,000 patients a year by employing more than 700 eminent physicians and 3,000 dedicated employees. This multidisciplinary health center has full departments of cardiology, otorhinolaryngology, neurology, pediatrics, gynecology, gastroenterology, psychology, bronchopulmonology, physical therapy and many more. Clínica Alemana has many special centers such as a comprehensive adolescent care unit, a breast care center, an oral and maxillofacial surgery center, a 24-hour blood bank, a radiotherapy center, a maternity ward and five well-equipped ICUs. This hospital has an outstanding diagnostic imaging department with radiology, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, mammography, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography and angiography services. The hospital has some of the best surgeons in the country and its surgery department has five different types of operating rooms (ORs), including the main OR, cardiology OR, OB/GYN OR. The hospital has a well-equipped emergency department with a separate general emergency room and a pediatric emergency room. Clinica Alemana offers comfortable accommodation in various rooms and suites, including rooms for non-paying patients, and offers all modern facilities. Telephones: (56-2) 210 1111

San Juan de Dios Hospital Located at Huérfanos 3255, Santiago, it is another important hospital in the city that offers a complete and profitable medical service. The Western Metropolitan Health Service administers this service polyclinic, founded in 1954. This is also a first-rate teaching hospital and is affiliated with the University of Chile. The San Juan De Dios Hospital has four large buildings and has 332 doctors and 17 dentists. The hospital has user lounges and bathrooms, a well-equipped coronary care unit, new personalized delivery rooms and a modern surgical ICU. The hospital has subspecialties for adults and children in all major departments. The hospital has an emergency sector that has 3 focus rooms with 19 beds, an observation room, a modern recovery room and a procedure room. The San Juan De Dios Hospital implemented the AUGE system to improve patient care and included in it more than 50 health problems such as chronic kidney failure, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, advanced palliative care and congenital heart disease in children. Phone: (0)2 360 1053