🇸🇻 El Salvador Guide
Hospital de Diagnóstico is the best private option. Hospital Rosales provides free emergency care. Know both before you need them.
Calle El Mirador 4436, San Salvador
Best private hospital in San Salvador. 24-hour ER. English-speaking doctors available. Modern facilities.
Consultation: $50–100. ER visit: $100–500+
89 Av. Norte y Calle El Mirador, San Salvador
Good for general care and women's health. Private, well-equipped.
Consultation: $40–80
Colonia Médica, San Salvador
Private emergency and specialist hospital, good reputation.
Consultation: $40–80. ER: $80–300+
Calle Arce y Avenida Mártires, San Salvador
Largest public hospital in El Salvador. Free emergency care for all. Can be very crowded — go for true emergencies.
Free emergency care. Very long waits for non-urgent.
Colonia Médica, San Salvador
For workers enrolled in ISSS (El Salvador social security). Excellent care if covered.
Free with ISSS enrollment through employer.
SafetyWing and similar travel health plans cover El Salvador. A basic plan costs $40–80/month. Once employed, push for ISSS enrollment — it covers hospitalization at excellent ISSS hospitals.
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