The covid-19 vaccination campaign carried out yesterday was quite successful. Some areas quickly ran out of vaccines while in other areas the health officials had to go looking for people…
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Surgery Waiting Time in Costa Rica Has Increased Over 100 Days
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2020/10/13The waiting time for surgeries in the CCSS has increased significantly, on average, 105 days, due to covid-19. Pandemic related cases have taken priority. While emergency, trauma, and cancer surgeries…
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Costa Rica Day Hospital?
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2019/12/16The CCSS is planning to use the “day hospital” modality of care more and more. It also plans to treat more patients in their homes. Starting in Calderón Guardia Hospital…
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Costa Rica National Transplant Program is Failing
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2019/11/26The national transplant program has been failing in so many ways. One of the results of these failures is that the number of people waiting for organs has doubled in…
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Case of the Measles in Costa Rica
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2019/02/21The Ministry of Health was alerted to a suspected case of the measles in Puntarenas. The tests will soon confirm if the diagnosis is correct. It is a five year…
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Costa Rica Healthcare System Going Digital
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2018/10/15Costa Rica News – The Unique Digital Health File (EDUS) is now up and running in the Ebáis and hospitals throughout Costa Rica. This allows health centers to share information necessary…
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Heath Tips Before & During a Costa Rica Vacation
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2018/04/02Costa Rica Healthcare – There’s some good news. You don’t need to get any shots before coming to Costa Rica.
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Does Costa Rica Have a Lack of Medical Specialists?
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2018/03/14Costa Rica Healthcare – We’ve heard so many viewpoints of the medical specialists the CCSS has.