Medical Services

Acute Care

We provide acute care services at our hospitals. Patients are attended by more than 500 of the region’s most experienced and knowledgeable physicians, a caring staff of nurses and other life science professionals.

Cardiac Care

To help diagnose heart disease, highly sophisticated, state-of-the-art equipment provides multi-dimensional images of the heart in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories of our Cardiac Centers.

Intensive Care Unit

Medical, surgical, coronary and pulmonary intensive care units at all our hospitals are equipped with sophisticated monitoring equipment and staffed by credentialed physicians and highly skilled critical care nurses.

Diagnostic Imaging

The Imaging Department has the latest cutting-edge medical imaging equipment and highly trained specialists whose commitment is to provide excellent patient care.

The Imaging Department offers services for ambulatory and hospitalized patients, including:

 

  • Computerized Axial Tomography
  • Bone densitometry
  • Fluoroscopy
  • Mammography
  • MRI
  • Nuclear Medicine
  • X-ray Diagnostic Imaging
  • Interventional Radiology

Emergency Department

Hospital CIMA provides emergency care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for critically ill or injured patients. It has medical staff specialized in emergency department, pediatrics, and the different areas of medical specialty the patient requires. The emergency department is staffed by both physicians and nurses trained in trauma and emergency medicine, and there is a pediatrician available 24/7 to care for children needing emergency attention. Other medical specialists are on call, as needed, giving you the assurance that your medical needs are well-attended in times of crisis.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (sometimes abbreviated HBOT) involves breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized chamber. It was originally used in the treatment of underwater divers with decompression sickness; however, its use has expanded over time. Today, hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a well-established treatment a range of other medical and surgical conditions, including certain kinds of infections, wounds that do not heal normally, and injuries associated with radiation therapy, among others.

Laboratory Services

Any time, any day, you can count on our hospital for the laboratory testing you need. Our state-of-the-art, multi-accredited laboratory systems offer outstanding services. Unlike other Latin American hospitals, we perform 98% of all tests in our own laboratories.

Medical/Surgical Units

Medical/surgical services provide patients with a wide array of care in cardiology, bariatrics, gastroenterology, gynecology, hematology/oncology, infectious diseases, nephrology, neurology, orthopedics, otolaryngology, plastic surgery, podiatry, proctology, pulmonary, rheumatology, urology and vascular treatments.

Operating Room

As part of its commitment to provide the finest in patient care, the operating rooms at our hospitals contain operating suites that easily accommodate surgeries involving high technology. In all our hospitals there are well equipped recovery rooms and preoperative holding areas for patients waiting to go to surgery.

Neonatal Intensive Care

The Neonatal Intensive Care Nurseries are designed for newborns that have special needs. There units are equipped with state-of-the-art monitoring equipment and staffed with specially-trained credentialed neonatologists and registered nurses.

Physical / Speech / Occupational Therapies

Orthopedic and Physical Therapy provide the highest quality rehabilitative therapy at all hospital campuses. Services are provided to both those staying in the hospital and those needing outpatient treatments.

Primary Stroke Center

CIMA’s Primary Stroke Center focuses critical resources on patients experiencing stroke symptoms. Our dedicated stroke protocols, including staffing by physicians and nurses trained in stroke care and individualized attention make a crucial difference when time matters most, your arrival at the hospital, and continues throughout your care, including stroke-specific recommendations for care at home after you leave the hospital.