The Top Hospitals in Ecuador

cccmedia Ecuador/Colombia Expert

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11 years ago

Below are the top five hospitals in EC, appearing here as published at vivatropical.com, and with citations that accompanied that listing.

The rankings are determined by the Cybermetrics lab of the National Research Council in Spain (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas), augmented by Expat opinions and reviews.
(vivatropical.com)

1. Hospital Alcivar in Guayaquil

"The most well-respected and oldest continual hospital in Ecuador, it was founded in 1937....With the most-developed postgraduate medical training program in Ecuador...it has 140 prestigious doctors and a staff of 700+."

2. Hospital Metropolitano de Ecuador in Quito

"(It) is the most famous hospital in Ecuador (and) arguably the most technologically and procedurally progressive hospital in the country....It is well-known for performing the most difficult types of surgeries -- open heart, spine, brain surgery)....Hotel Metropolitano is a teaching hospital which trains a huge majority of the doctors of Ecuador as well as international students."

3. Grupo Hospitalario Kennedy Hospital-Clinica Kennedy in Guayaquil

"With a staff of over 250 medical specialists and only 125 hospital beds, the care offered in its emergency and trauma units, clinical laboratory, diagnostic center, intensive care unit, neonatal intensive care and cardiopulmonary unit is personal and devoted."

4. Hospital de Ninos Dr. Roberto Gilbert Elisalde in Guayaquil

"Ecuador's premier children's hospital...possesses both regular facilities and specialised private facilities for the children of wealthier clients."

5. Hospital Eugenio Espejo in Quito

"Built at the behest of the national government, (it) is the epicenter for the Ecuadorian national health policy (with) the most comprehensive array of general medical practices."

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cccmedia Ecuador/Colombia Expert

10285POSTS

11 years ago

cccmedia wrote:
The rankings are determined by the Cybermetrics lab of the National Research Council in Spain, augmented by Expat opinions and reviews.

Although the survey determined that the top five hospitals are in EC's two largest cities, it gave "honorable mention" to three hospitals in the third-largest city, Cuenca.

1. Hospital Universitario del Rio

"This hospital is Cuenca's newest and fanciest hospital. Opened in 2008, it is a mixture of state-of-the-art technology, spacious rooms and customer service."

2. Hospital Santa Ines (aka St. Agnes)

"As it is located proximally to the University of Cuenca and the parts of town where the majority of Expats live, it is much closer and easier to get to its emergency room. Though smaller, (it) still features seven floors filled with state-of-the-art medical equipment, well-trained staff and a well-organised ambulance service."

3. Hospital Mt. Sinai

"Like the Hospital Universitario del Rio it is large....But the emergency service department is smaller than that of Hospital Santa Ines."