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 With over nine million visitors per year, the Yucatan Peninsula is responsible for the majority of foreign tourism to Mexico. Tourists come for the beautiful weather, white sand beaches, exotic coral reefs, Mayan ruins and miles and miles of excellent five-star hotels. Unfortunately, in Cancun the lack of a large, established local community did not make the building of adequate health-care facilites economically feasible until very recently. Cancun has also lacked responsible medical leadership and, as a result, a pattern of corruption has pervaded.
Hospitals in Cancun Hospital AmeriMed-Cancun
Avenida Tulum 260
Plaza las Americas
Col. Centro
Tel. (998) 881-3400
Fax. (998) 881-3466 Located adjacent to Plaza de las Americas shopping center, AmeriMed Hospital was co-founded by an emergency medicine doctor from the United States, Mark Engleman, and is just one of three hospital/clinics he initiated. The other two facilities are located in Cabo San Lucas and Puerto Vallarta. The surroundings should make any North American feel very comfortable. Dr. Engelman's objective was to build and administer a network of hospitals in Mexico's favorite tourist destinations with North American standards of care. To his credit, his hopsitals are neat, clean, and staffed with licensed, board-certified physicians who all speak English. The hospital in Cancun was started with grand ambitions, but due to the recent drops in international tourism, it has lacked funding for diagnostic equipment. It is our understanding that AmeriMed does not partake in hotel, ambulance, or doctor payouts in exchange for patient referrals. This has also served to limit their patient flow. As a result, the hospital's main draw is a credentialed staff and a well-equipped and well-run emergency ward. Due to a lack of diagnostic equipment, we can only recommend a visit to AmeriMed for minor or moderate illnesses and conditions. It should be viewed as an urgent care center and not a full service hospital at this time. Hospital Hospiten
Avenida Bonampak
Lot #7 Manzana 2 SM 10
Col. Centro
Tel. (998) 881-3700
Fax. (998) 881-3737
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In July of 2003, Spanish Corporation Grupo Hospiten unveiled Hospital Hospiten, Cancun - a brand new, 45-bed, full service hospital built to cater to the needs of the tourist. They have translation services available in English, Spanish, German, Portugese, French, Dutch, Italian, Japanese, and the rooms are large enough to accomodate traveling family members. Grupo Hospiten has run a chain of reputable hospitals, now totaling 13 worldwide, throughout Spain, the Canary Islands, and the Carribean. This hospital has all of the latest in modern technology except for cardiac catheterization, cardiovascular surgery, and MRI. They require that all staff physicians be board certified. The staff is friendly and helpful, and prices for tourists are competitive. Like AmeriMed, we understand that Hospiten does not participate in hotel, ambulance, or doctor payouts in exchange for patient referrals. We recommend Hospiten for all but the most grave of medical conditions. Doctors in CancunDr. William Henry Navarrete-Pineda (Internal Medicine)
Work: (998) 881-3738, 881-3739
Fax: (998) 881-3737
Mobile: 044-998-100-1693
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Office hours: M-F: 9am-7pm Sat: 9am-2pm
House calls/hotel visits: yes
Standard price for office consultation:US$40 (400 pesos)
Languages spoken: English, French, Spanish Dr. Navarrete is a well-known and popular staff physician. He is both personable and professional. He attended medical school at the Universidad National Autonoma de Mexico and completed his residency at Hospital "20 de Noviembre," ISSSTE. He completed post-graduate training in general medicine at Miami University from 1971-1972. Dr. Navarrete is certified in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and has written for several medical journals, including the Revista UNAM Medica and the Archivo de la Revista de la Asociacion Interna de Mexico. He served as Director of Education at the Hospital "20 de Noviembre" ISSSTE from 1984-1987. Dr. Linda Velazco-Marin (Obstetrics/Gynecology)
Address: Av. Bonampak, Lote 7a, Manzana 2, SM 10 (Fracc. El Prado)
Work: (998) 881-3700
Fax: (998) 881-3737
Mobile: 044-998-734-8236
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Office hours: M-F: 10am-6.30pm, 10am-2pm
House calls/hotel visits: no
Standard price for office consultation:US$55 (550 pesos)
Languages spoken: English, Spanish Dr. Velazco attended medical school at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico and went on to complete a specialty in obstetrics and gynecology in Mexico at the social security hospital "Luis Castelazo Ayala" IMSS. She is a member of the Latin American Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology Societies and the Mexican Association of Coloscopy and Cervical Pathology, AC. Dr. Velazco came to us highly recommended as a competent and personable physician. She has been practicing in Cancun since 1990 and currently holds consultations at the newly built Hospiten. She speaks English well and has years of experience working with foreign visitors. Return to top |
