- According to the most recent count, there are a total of 3,655 hospitals in Mexico.
- Currently, it is estimated that there is a deficit of 200,000 doctors throughout the country.
- The OECD affirms that Mexico barely invests 2.8% of its GDP in the health field.
Health is an area that no nation can do without. Its impact is direct on the lives of millions of people and that is why it is never an expense but rather an investment. But when talking about There are some Mexican hospitals that stand out from the rest due to their number of surgical teams. Do you know which ones they are?
In the first instance, there is the economic figure that each country invests in the health field. It seems obvious but in reality there are big differences between each one.
Investment that each country dedicates to health
To put it in context, according to the statistics of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), The United States is the country that allocates the most to this sector. It is estimated that it invests 14.3 percent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in health. While a little below are Germany and Norway with 9.5 and 8.7 percent, respectively.
Instead, In Mexico the situation is quite different because the figure is barely 2.8 percent for this item. Even Latin American countries like Colombia, Chile and Brazil are above.
This creates a more serious problem. According to the Ministry of Health (SSa) there is a deficit of at least 200,000 doctors, of which 70 thousand are specialists. As a consequence, the workload is greater for current workers because they often have to attend to dozens of patients during their workday.
Mexican hospitals with more basic surgical equipment
Now, despite the shortcomings, there are some hospitals that stand out for their number of basic surgical equipment. To know their names there Hospi Rank 2022. This is a work created by Global Health Intelligence (GHI), a leading health market research company in Latin America. His work is based on data from HospiScope, which is the largest database in the world.
In its most recent edition, it analyzed more than a thousand health centers in Latin America. In the end, the results were published and were segmented by country. With this in mind, the General Hospital of Mexico “Dr. Eduardo Liceaga” is the one with the most basic surgical teams nationwide.
As part of the work, surgical tables, electrocautery (basic/advanced) and anesthesia machines were taken into account. While in second position is the Civil Hospital of Guadalajara “Fray Antonio Alcalde”.
Something that draws attention is the predominance of Mexico City because it contains seven of the top 10 places. While the other three positions are for Jalisco and Nuevo León.
For now we share the complete list of Mexican hospitals with more basic surgical equipment.
- General Hospital of Mexico “Dr. Eduardo Liceaga” – Mexico City
- Civil Hospital of Guadalajara “Fray Antonio Alcalde” – Jalisco
- Magdalena Salinas Traumatology Hospital “Doctor Victorio de la Fuente Narváez” – Mexico City
- South Medical – Mexico City
- Civil Hospital of Guadalajara “Juan I. Menchaca” – Jalisco
- Spanish Hospital – Mexico City
- National Rehabilitation Institute – Mexico City
- Hospital Juárez de México – Mexico City
- University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González” – Nuevo León
- UMAE Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital No. 4 “Luis Castelazo Ayala” – Mexico City
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