We all wondered what would happen when a man in Calderón Guardia Hospital was found to have a super resistant fungus. Questions about who he came in contact with held…
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The National Children’s Hospital is at 100% occupancy due to respiratory viruses. Two children have died of influenza and the authorities are on the alert for an increase in respiratory…
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Costa Rica Hospital Isolates a Patient Carrying Dangerous Fungus
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2019/06/12The Calderón Guardia hospital has isolated a patient carrying a dangerous fungus. Protocols have been activated for disinfection of areas the patient was in as to not put other patients…
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50-year Anniversary of Costa Rica’s Hospital Mexico
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2019/05/09The 50-year anniversary of Hospital Mexico is being commemorated with a giant light display that alternately projects the flags of Costa Rica and Mexico. The design goes from the second…
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7 Foreign Medical Specialists Suspended in Costa Rica
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2019/03/067 foreign medical specialists have had their permits to practice in Costa Rica suspended because they did not pass the test put forth by the College of Physicians which issues…
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CCSS Healthcare Scam in Costa Rica
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2019/02/24A businessman is being charged of 100 crimes of fraud against the CCSS. He is accused of charging supplies for fake patients. The man worked as a manager of Synthes,…
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Do You Like Pigeons in Your Hospital Room in Costa Rica?
by admin 2019/02/11Several patients and relatives took pictures and recorded videos of pigeons in the halls and even in bed with a patient in the Hospital Mexico. These have been circulating social…
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Investment in Costa Rica’s in Vitro Fertilization Center
by admin 2019/02/07The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) has invested $2.3 million into a new in vitro fertilization center known as the High Complexity Reproductive Medicine Unit, which is at the…