by TCRN Staff
A Costa Rican clinic was recently declared as a Gastroclínica International Training Center in Gastroenterology by the World Organization of Gastroenterology.
This means that professionals in health sciences from other countries can come to Costa Rica to train in new techniques for early detection and treatment of gastric cancer and other digestive diseases.
This medical [...]

by TCRN Staff
For the new Hospital San Vicente de Paul, de Heredia, operating at full capacity will require 528 new jobs.
This number was determined by the Projections Directorate of Health Services of the Social Security Fund (CCSS), after a study on the number of workers needed to operate the new medical center, whose opening is [...]

by TCRN Staff

Seven out of ten women with breast cancer in Costa Rica succeed in realizing the goal of surviving five years after diagnosis of a tumor, a figure which places Costa Rica in a privileged position within the developing countries.
Research published this week in the journal Lancet Oncology states that the success is due [...]

by TCRN Staff

Ramada Plaza Herradura, will be using a research firm to ask thousands of hotel guests about their experiences and attitudes concerning medical tourism in Costa Rica. The research is designed to help the hotel create the extra services guests may be looking for and bolster Costa Rica’s image as a medical services destination.
The [...]

Background: Costa Rica has a nationalized health care system that is nearly free for all residents. Quality of care ranks #36 worldwide by the World Heath Organization (the US is #37) and yet the cost per capita of healthcare in Costa Rica is less than 1/10th the cost of comparable care in the US. Many [...]