Colombia
What are emergency services like in Colombia?
When we asked members about emergency services in Colombia, they wrote...
"There are three hospitals, approximately 10 -20 minutes away. All private hospitals," explained one expat living in Medellin, Colombia.
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"FOS-UNAB will be open soon and will be state of the art for Colombia. Will cater to foreign nationals who want good quality medical care at roughly half the price charged in the US. Other hospitals or clinics are run by the EPS'S or insurance entities while one or maybe two are "public" and who serve all comers. My EPS is SaludCoop, one of the country's largest but as with most, is having financial concerns, paying providers, causing a terrible cash flow problem with the hospitals. Politicians vow they will change the whole system putting it totally under government control Sound familiar?," said another expat in Colombia.
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What are emergency services like in Colombia?
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