The Public Hospitals and clinics in the cantons of San Carlos and Los Chiles in Alajuela Province launched a campaign to detect breast and cervical cancer.

According to Social Security, the campaign will be held from Oct. 16 to 19, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Their goal is to provide care to a minimum of 1,500 patients assigned to those public hospitals and clinics.

Clinic workers will contact patients, based on their registration information, to set up medical appointments. However, residents of these cantons, including foreigners with DIMEX residency cards, pending this type of test can obtain more information about the medical campaign by visiting the hospital's information front desk.

This is one of many mass medical services campaigns launched by public institutions this year.  Last week, the public clinic in Zarcero Canton, in Alajuela Province, announced a campaign to provide mass breast cancer prevention medical services.

This is a handful of non-emergency medical service campaigns that Social Security has launched to reduce waiting times for medical appointments. The campaigns are an attempt to catch up on all non-emergency services put on hold during the height of the pandemic from 2020-2022, authorities said.

-------------
What other mass medical services campaign should Social Security implement?  We would like to know your thoughts on this story. Send your comments to news@amcostarica.com