Excellent 1st class healthcare here in Honduras. I am 74 1/2, self insured, non insurable, at an afordable price in the US. Have been hospitalized 4 times in the 12 years of living here. Most resent for prostrate removal with the micro less evassive method. Total bill $3,000 including follow up visits. Private Clinic in La Lima. Most of the plublic system doctors are the same as in the private sector, but the confort level is far from being the same. Same goes for dental care. Most doctor visits run at about the $25. level. As for evacuation services, where would I go. I do understand that top notch care is not avaliable in all parts of the country, but for me, it is great. La Lima is just outside of SPS.
Thanks for the informative post, Micol. My wife and are are about your age, in reasonably good health, and on the lookout for a place in Central America to retire. Medical expenses a major factor, of course. But I see that La Lima Medical Center is just outside San Pedro Sula, and SPS has a terrible reputation as a violent-crime area. I don't know if that area is just the city, or near La Lima, or what. What can you tell me about it. If we were to make a preliminary visit, where would it be safe to stay, somewhere not too far from the Clinic? Oh, and are the dentists near the Clinic, and the pharmacies? (I am on regular prescription blood-pressure and cholesterol tablets.)
I'd really appreciate any advice.
