CIMA Hospital, San Jose Costa Rica
CIMA - Center for International Medicine Advanced, is located in the exclusive San Jose suburb of Escazu (near Santa Ana) and is one of Costa Rica’s top hospitals. CIMA Hospital is affiliated with Baylor University in Texas and is accredited to US and North American standards. CIMA was formed in 1995 and has grown rapidly. CIMA is a private hospital in Costa Rica and caters to wealthy Costa Ricans, Foreign Expat’s living in Costa Rica and medical tourists from the United States, Canada and around the world. It is modeled after a US hospital and the healthcare at CIMA is second to none. CIMA Hospital was designed to meet specialized requirements for patient care, testing, patient comfort and surgical procedures.
CIMA also has a world class outpatient and emergency room facilities. Airlift (helicopter) services are available from throughout Costa Rica to a helipad located on the grounds of CIMA Hospital. At CIMA there are 170 qualified physicians representing over 60 specialties, a complete imaging department including open MRI, CT, X-ray, ultrasound, endoscopy, a full service laboratory, and a 24 hour pharmacy.CIMA Doctors and Staff are highly trained and of the best healthcare technicians, doctors and specialist in Central America. Many Doctors have been trained internationally in the United States, Europe, Australia and Canada. All are fully compatible with North American standards. There are now three medical towers plus hotels, a shopping mall, IMAX movie theatre and a park in the CIMA Medical Campus. One wing of the hospital is used entirely by doctors from all over the world who specialize in nearly all disciplines of medicine. Another building with an additional consulting wing of Hospital contains 150 offices and a comprehensive oncology center is in the planning stages. International medical tourists from the US and Canada will find that scheduling a medical treatment, appointment or surgery at CIMA Hospital will not only save them money without long waiting periods, but also provides excellent medical care with personal service. The service is almost like going back in time when doctors knew and spent time with their patients. Foreigners represent more than 25% of the patients at CIMA Hospital and the percentage is growing. Medical tourism in Costa Rica is becoming a large industry now that healthcare costs keep increasing in the United States and Canadian’s have long waiting times for many treatments in Canada. Many foreigners come to Costa Rica for the specific reason of undergoing medical treatments, then go to the Pacific Beach Towns of Jaco, Herradura or Hermosa to recover in a high end oceanfront / ocean view vacation rental. US Veterans take note. The United States Veteran’s Administration has an office in the lobby. CIMA Hospital is the only hospital in Central America that is accredited by the US Department of Veterans Affairs with an international insurance claims department. CIMA Hospital is operated by the International Hospital Corporation, headquartered in Dallas. Other CIMA medical facilities are located in: Mexico at Chihuahua, Hermosillo, Santa Engracia and Pueblo and also in Brazil at Curitiba, Florianopolis, and Volta Redondo. Finally, foreigners who are thinking about purchasing real estate along the Central Pacific Coast; Jaco, Hermosa or Herradura or in the Central Valley; Santa Ana, Ciudad Colon or Escazu can be rest assured that there is an excellent medical facility nearby with well trained, professional doctors just in case it’s needed. CIMA Hospital. |