Max Terán Valls Hospital in Quepos

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  Sam Morrow

  :: 01 December 2018 19:13:45

  Great staff, not expensive, many workers speak English if not fluently. A bit of a wait time but once they saw my sliced-open toes they stitched them up quickly and professionally.

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  Tom Severance

  :: 06 April 2016 11:27:43

  We needed to go to an E.R. because our son contracted a virus (that his brother brought with him from the US) while we were here. We went in for dehydration and non-stop vomiting. My wife has been an ER Nurse in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 30 years so she felt confident that this hospital would cover our needs. So, with all that being said, let me give you an honest assessment of the Quepos Public Hospital: The Good: 1) Basic Medical Facilities to handle minor issues such as ours (stomach problems, dehydration, etc). 2) Our Doctor, a younger female, was VERY nice, reassuring, and spook sufficient English. 3) The nursing staff was also nice, but they did not speak any English at at all. 4) We were in and out within about 2 1/2 hours, to include getting two IV bags of fluids and medicine. 5) Our total bill for the treatment and 4 prescriptions was $360. Ok, the not-so-good: 1) The waiting room is essentially outdoors with a roof, no ceiling fans, no A/C, benches, no TV, and EXTREMELY hot. 2) There are no signs in English, however the Triage Nurse helped us with getting through the process. 3) The actual E.R. is very small and only a few actual rooms/beds. My son actually sat in a chair for the two hours to receive his IV. 4) The place is just not very sanitary. For example, the nurse did not use gloves when putting the IV in my son's arm. 5) Another foreigner came in who also appeared to be dehydrated. I am not sure if the hospital staff just did not take her seriously, but she passed out onto the floor. They picked her up and put her back in her chair, then walked away. The bottom line is that although this place is able to perform some very basic medical treatment, it is nowhere near what we have come to expect in US medicine. The EKG machine was over 30 years old (per my wife) and the equipment throughout was obviously very old. However, we were treated with respect, everyone was very kind and caring, and although we were nervous, our experience turned out great. If you have a real medical emergency, my recommendation is to try to get to San Jose for treatment. If you have something simple like we did, this hospital will be fine. Just chalk it up to an experience in Central America.

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  Dave Kinnecom

  :: 17 December 2014 14:19:49

  I was visiting Manuel Antonio recently and suddenly had a problem needing immediate medical attention. I had to go to the emergency room on two consecutive days. True, the hospital isn't the most modern or the cleanest, but I was treated promptly with compassion, courtesy, and good humor by the doctors and nurses. I speak only intermediate Spanish, but the staff was patient with me and managed to make up the difference with gestures and their limited English. When I got back to the US, and reviewed my treatment with my own doctor, he was satisfied with what the Quepos doctors had done. By the way, the cost of the two emergency room visits was less than $400, probably only 25% of what it would have cost in the US. So I have no complaints. They gave me the care I needed in an emergency.

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  Ellyn Levine

  :: 28 November 2014 15:03:30

  STAY AWAY ! If you are American and don't speak spanish, drive to San Jose if you can. This place is Scary with a capital S. Our son had a severe dehydration or hepatitis issue and we were there for 24 hours -- i do not wish this upon anyone. The emergency room is very small and has 4 chairs - i stood for over 10 hours with my son. Had to beg for a gourny for him to lay upon. He had vomited all over himself - had no shirt to change into - the medical staff doesn't use gloves unless they are doing a bloody procedure. You can only have one person with a child at a time and in my case my other son spoke spanish but they wouldn't allow both of us in the room so I could guide the care. no attempt was made to get us a translater - no wifi so you're really just trapped. This all being said, we did have two very caring physicians who did their best to help and understand us. The evening nurse staff should not be in the medical profession - mean, nasty and could really care less abut patient care. Our son should have stayed in for a few more days - but couldn't bare him in that room for 1 second more than he needed to be because i was very concerned about what else he would contract.

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  Joe Bailey

  :: 03 February 2014 17:59:28

  It is a bit scary to get sick in a foreign country, especially if you don't speak the language well. I got very good care here. One of the reception clerks spoke fluent English. Dr. Rodrigez spoke a bit of English also. The entire staff was very nice and the treatment I received was very professional.