Top 20 Hospitals in Venezuela

The Venezuelan healthcare system is a public-funded universal healthcare system. The government mandates that all citizens be entitled to free medical care. The healthcare system in Venezuela is funded by the government and overseen by the Ministry of Health.

Many factors have contributed to the Venezuelan healthcare crisis, including economic, social and political factors. One of the most important factors that have contributed to this crisis is Venezuela’s high poverty rate which has been increasing since 1999.

Since 1999, the poverty rate in Venezuela has increased from 33% to 81%. With more than 4 million people are living in extreme poverty and 1 million children are malnourished.

The top 20 Hospitals in Venezuela are:

1. Hospital Pérez de León:

The Hospital Pérez de León is located in the city of Caracas, Venezuela. It was founded in 1884 by General Antonio Pérez de León and Dr. José Ignacio Baldó.

The first hospital was a small house with two bedrooms, one for the doctor and another for the patient. The hospital has grown to be a modern medical centre with more than 600 beds and an outpatient clinic with over 60,000 patients per year.

The Hospital Pérez de León has been recognized as one of the best hospitals in Latin America by The Joint Commission International (TJC).

2. Hospital Universitario Dr. José Gregorio Hernández:

The Hospital Universitario Dr. José Gregorio Hernández is a public hospital located in the city of Guarenas, Miranda State, Venezuela. It has a capacity of 691 beds and serves as the referral centre for the Guarenas municipality.

Hospital Universitario Dr. José Gregorio Hernández was founded on November 8, 1944, by Dr. José Gregorio Hernandez and it is considered one of the most important hospitals in Venezuela due to its proximity to Caracas and its high level of specialization in surgery and medical care.

The hospital also has an intensive care unit (ICU) for newborns with respiratory problems, a surgery centre that performs surgeries for children with congenital malformations, a maternity ward that offers high-risk pregnancies

3. Hospital Psiquiátrico Dr. Luis Razetti:

The Hospital Psiquiátrico Dr. Luis Razetti is located in Caracas, Venezuela. It was founded in 1922 by Luis Razetti and Maria Teresa de la Rosa. Dr. Luis Razetti was a Venezuelan physician who specialized in psychiatry and neurology. The hospital is a private institution that offers medical care to people with mental disorders, including those with psychotic disorders, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression.

The hospital has 230 beds and provides services such as consultations, treatments, rehabilitation programs for patients with mental disorders; psychological support for their families; health education for the general population; research on the causes of mental illness; training courses on psychiatry and psychology for professionals from public institutions; and technical assistance to other hospitals in the country that request it.

4. Hospital Militar Dr. Carlos Arvelo Torres :

The Hospital Psiquiátrico Dr. Luis Razetti is located in Caracas, Venezuela. It was originally named Hospital Militar Dr. Carlos Arvelo Torres but it was renamed after the death of Dr. Luis Razetti in 1998. The hospital is managed by the Venezuelan Ministry of Health and Social Development since 2013 and it has a capacity of 1,200 beds (currently 730).

The hospital has a strong focus on mental health care for both children and adults and also offers rehabilitation services for people who have been affected by drug addiction or alcohol abuse. It is one of the most important hospitals in Venezuela because it also has an emergency room that operates 24 hours a day as well as intensive care units which are open all day long.

5. Hospital Universitario Dr. José María Vargas:

The Hospital Universitario Dr. José María Vargas is the largest hospital in Venezuela and one of the most important hospitals in Latin America. The hospital has a total of 1,000 beds and offers services to over 1 million people annually.

The hospital was founded in 1883 by Dr. José María Vargas, who was also the first Venezuelan president from 1859 to 1863. The hospital has been renovated many times since it was founded. In 2007, a major renovation of the building took place which took two years to complete and cost USD 200 million.

6. Hospital Universitario de Caracas:

Caracas is a metropolis in northern Venezuela. The city is the capital of the Venezuelan state of Miranda and the country’s centre of commerce, finance, industry, and agriculture.

The Universidad de Caracas was founded on September 25, 1721, by a royal decree issued by King Philip V of Spain under the name Real y Pontificia Universidad de Caracas. It was established as an alternative to the University of Santo Tomas in Lima which had been closed down in 1824 by political upheaval.

Hospital Universitario de Caracas is located in Caracas, Venezuela. It has 305 beds and provides health care services for people from all over Venezuela. The hospital has many departments including cardiology, neurology, nephrology and obstetrics among others.

7. Hospital Universitario de Maturín:

Hospital Universitario de Maturín is a university hospital located in the city of Maturín, Venezuela. It was founded on March 16, 1981, by the Venezuelan Minister of Health at the time, Dr. Luis López Méndez.

The hospital has a total of 349 beds and provides specialized care in cardiology, general surgery, neurology and ophthalmology. In addition to its main building, it has an annexe with an additional 150 beds which is used as a teaching hospital for nursing students and medical residents.

8. Hospital Metropolitano de Barquisimeto:

The Hospital Metropolitano de Barquisimeto is a public hospital in Venezuela. It has a total of 3,400 beds and it is the second-largest hospital in the country.

The Hospital Metropolitano de Barquisimeto was founded on December 2, 1857, by Dr. José Gregorio Hernández. He had just returned from Europe with knowledge of the latest medical techniques and he wanted to implement them in his homeland. In 1859, he constructed a building for his hospital which would be known as “Hospital Hernández”. This building was located on the corner of Bolívar Avenue and San Juan Street in downtown Barquisimeto.

9. Hospital Central de Valencia

The Hospital Central de Valencia of Venezuela is a hospital located in Valencia, Venezuela.

It’s the largest public hospital in the city and is one of the most modern hospitals in the country. It has an area of more than 200 thousand square meters and has more than 1800 beds.

The hospital offers a wide range of services that are not available anywhere else in the city, such as:

– Emergency room with the surgical unit;

– Women’s health clinic with obstetrician, gynaecologist and neonatal specialist;

– Internal medicine department with a general practitioner, cardiologist and nephrologist;

– Pediatric department with paediatrician and neonatal specialist;

– Orthopedic department with the orthopaedic surgeon and sports physician;

10. Hospital Universitario Dr. Carlos Arvelo:

Hospital Universitario Dr. Carlos Arvelo is the most important hospital in Venezuela. It has been built in the city of Caracas, which is the capital city of Venezuela. The hospital has many facilities like a laboratory, pharmacy and an intensive care unit.

The hospital was founded under the name Hospital Universitario Dr. Carlos J. Arvelo on September 12th, 1957 by decree number 2267 of President Rómulo Betancourt with an initial budget of $2 million United States dollars and a land area of 10 hectares (25 acres). The hospital was named after a Venezuelan physician and medical researcher who died in 1954 at age 33 from tuberculosis contracted during his medical studies at Columbia University in New York City.

11. Hospital de Niños Dr. Ricardo Gutierrez de la Vega:

The Hospital de Niños Dr. Ricardo Gutierrez de la Vega is located in the city of Caracas, Venezuela. It is a public hospital that offers a wide range of services to children and adolescents.

The hospital was founded in 1976 by the Venezuelan government and it has been operating ever since with the goal of providing healthcare services to children. It has been named after Dr. Ricardo Gutierrez de la Vega, who was one of the founders of paediatrics in Venezuela.

The hospital has six pavilions, each with different functions: surgical, pediatric emergency room, intensive care unit, pediatric surgery department, adolescent medicine department and neonatal care unit. The surgical pavilion offers a wide range of surgical procedures like cardiothoracic surgery, general surgery and orthopaedics.

12. Hospital Universitario Fundacion Santa Fe:

The Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de Venezuela is a hospital located in Caracas, Venezuela. It is the largest private hospital in the country and one of the most modern hospitals in Latin America.

The hospital was founded by a group of Venezuelan doctors and businessmen in 1988, with the aim of providing quality medical care to all Venezuelans regardless of their economic status. The Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de Venezuela offers acute medical care services, surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, cardiology, neurology and neurosurgery, rehabilitation medicine and psychiatry.

The hospital has 851 beds distributed on five floors. It also has 2 operating rooms equipped with state-of-the-art technology that can accommodate up to 10 surgeries at once.

13.Hospital Universitario Henry Quintero:

The Hospital Universitario Henry Quintero of Venezuela is located in Caracas and was founded in 1959. The hospital has a capacity of 861 beds, with 794 for adults and 67 for children. It has more than 1,000 doctors on staff with specialities including general surgery, orthopaedics, cardiology, gynaecology, neurology and paediatrics.

The hospital offers a wide range of services including emergency care 24 hours a day, outpatient medical care and surgical procedures. The facility also provides dental care services such as fillings and extractions. It also includes an intensive care unit (ICU) equipped to handle emergencies like cardiac arrest or respiratory failure.

14. Hospital Universitario Jose Antonio Vargas:

The Hospital Universitario Jose Antonio Vargas is a public hospital in Caracas, Venezuela.

The hospital’s address is Avenida Universidad, N° 541, Caracas 1060-A, Venezuela. The facility has two buildings and a total of 830 beds. There are five operating rooms and six delivery rooms. The Hospital Universitario Jose Antonio Vargas offers medical care to the public for free and has been recognized as one of the best hospitals in Latin America.

The University Hospital José Antonio Vargas has two buildings with an 830-bed capacity, five operating rooms and six delivery rooms. It provides medical care for free to the public and is recognized as one of the best hospitals in Latin America.

15. Hospital Central de la Armada:

The Central Hospital of the Venezuelan Navy is located in Caracas. It is a military hospital that provides health care services to all the people who are part of the armed forces, their families and dependents.

The hospital has two main facilities, one for adults and one for children. They also have a specialized centre for cancer patients, an intensive care unit, a rehabilitation centre and other medical units.

The hospital is equipped with modern medical equipment that makes it possible to provide advanced care to patients with different types of illnesses.

16. Hospital San Ignacio de Loyola:

The Hospital San Ignacio de Loyola is located in Caracas, Venezuela. It was founded in 1789 by the Spanish Jesuits and it has been operating since then. It is the oldest hospital in the country.

The hospital has a total of 5 levels, from the basement to the top floor. The basement is used for parking and storage of medical equipment and supplies.

The first floor includes administrative offices, an emergency room, a pharmacy and an outpatient clinic.

The second floor includes wards for both general medicine and surgery as well as the intensive care unit (ICU).

On the third floor, there are wards for orthopaedics, general surgery, obstetrics-gynaecology (OB), paediatrics (PED) and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

On the fourth floor, there are wards for urology and ophthalmology plus a ward for those with HIV or AIDS.

Finally, on the fifth level, there are wards for psychiatric patients as well as a ward with both males and females.

17. Hospital Infantil Jardín de Niños:

The Hospital Infantil Jardín de Niños of Venezuela is a private institution that offers services for children from birth to 12 years old. The hospital is located in the city of Caracas, at the intersection of Avenida San Martín and Avenida Las Acacias.

The hospital has a total of 181 beds, including 18 intensive care beds and 33 neonatal intensive care beds. It also has an emergency room with 24-hour service and a laboratory with 24-hour service; it also has a pharmacy open 24 hours per day. The hospital also has two operating rooms, an outpatient surgery room, three radiology rooms, and four ultrasound machines.

It is equipped with all the necessary equipment to provide specialized medical services for children in need of special attention or those who are in critical condition.

18. Hospital Universitario de Los Andes:

Hospital Universitario de Los Andes offers free service to the people of Venezuela. The hospital is located in Caracas, on the west side of the capital. The hospital has a total of five floors, with a total area of about 45000 square meters. On its fifth floor, there is a research centre that specializes in infectious diseases and tropical medicine.

The Hospital Universitario de Los Andes was founded in 1979 by Dr. José Antonio Fernández and Dr. José Manuel García Márquez, who were both professors at the Central University of Venezuela at the time. They wanted to provide medical care for people from all over the country, without charging them for it or asking them for any kind of personal information beforehand.

19. Hospital Universitario Dr. Ignacio Morillo:

Dr. Ignacio Morillo Hospital is a public hospital in Venezuela. It is located in the city of Caracas and has the capacity to serve up to 500 patients.

The hospital was founded by Dr. Ignacio Morillo, a doctor who was born in Valencia, Spain, who had the dream of building a hospital that would serve the poor people of Venezuela.

In 1883 he left his native country and arrived in Venezuela with his family, where he practised medicine and served as dean of the Medical School at Central University (UCV). He died in 1887 leaving unfinished his dream project: a hospital for poor people that would be free of charge or any other form of payment.

20. Hospital Central de Maracay :

The Central de Maracay is a hospital in Venezuela. It has many facilities and is located in the city of Maracay.

The hospital has a total of five buildings, with four of them being for clinical services and one for administrative purposes. The hospital also has many rooms for patients, some with medical equipment to treat their illnesses and others without any medical equipment.

The Central de Maracay is located in the city of Maracay, which is in the state of Aragua. The hospital has many facilities available to its patients such as operating theatres, laboratories, pharmacies, dental clinics, radiology services and so on.

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