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Published on
Monday, October 19, 2026
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
More
than 100 medical specialists will provide
consultations, diagnostic tests and other
health services during a two-day medical
outreach campaign organized by the Social
Security System (CCSS) on Oct. 22-23.
The
medical team from Carlos
Luis Valverde-Vega Hospital, a
public hospital in the San Ramón Canton of
Alajuela Province, will lead the campaign,
which aims to provide care to people with
pending medical needs.
Services will include dermatology consultations, biopsies, blood glucose screenings, blood pressure checks, nutritional counseling, electrocardiograms and vaccinations. The campaign will also offer general medical consultations and accept blood donations.
Services
will be available from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on
both days at the
National Learning Institute (INA)
facilities in Alajuela Province. The
campaign is intended for people awaiting
medical examinations or seeking any of the
medical assistance being offered.
Hospital
staff will work alongside teams from local
public clinics, known as EBAIS, in the San
Ramón, Palmares and Zarcero cantons, as well
as specialists from hospitals in Mexico (San
José), Puntarenas and Alajuela, the CCSS
noted.
Organizers expect to serve approximately 1,000 patients previously assigned to the Alajuela hospital system. Officials are contacting eligible patients using information from the Social Security registration system to schedule appointments.
Residents
of Alajuela, including foreign nationals
with a Costa Rican residency
identification card (DIMEX), who have
pending medical appointments or wish to
receive any of the services offered may request
registration for
care at the information desk at Alajuela
Hospital or at any local EBAIS clinic.
The
initiative is one of several large-scale
public health campaigns launched
by the CCSS this year. In August, health
authorities launched a campaign in
Puntarenas Province to advance surgery
dates for patients who had waited the
longest for procedures listed under
the hospital’s General Surgery
category.
The CCSS is the state-run organization responsible for the country’s public health care system.
What
other health care campaigns should
the CCSS consider
implementing? We would
like to know
your thoughts
on this story.
Send
your comments
to news@amcostarica.com
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