Colombia
What are emergency services like in Colombia?
When we asked members about emergency services in Colombia, they wrote...
"Emergency services are pretty good. Better before COVID, of course. Before COVID the only Hospital that I would go to was private, MEDILASER is the nicest and is about 5 minutes from my house.All 3 Hospitals are within 12 minutes from any part of town. We call an ambulance the old fashioned way, with a telephone," explained one expat living in Florencia, Colombia.
"I live within 10 minutes to 30 minutes depending on the hospital. The hospital connected to SaludTotal is Clinica de Bucaramanga/ Private. It is old, 2 people to a room, typically no soap in the public bathrooms and I have caught them using water to clean my arm for needle insertion. With AXAColpatria, International Hospital Colombia. New hospital equipped with the latest technology and loaded with specialists doctors. Private large rooms. Very nice, Fast attention with my insurance. I am treated as a VIP. ," said another in Bucaramanga, Colombia.
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What are emergency services like in Colombia?
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Betsy Burlingame is one of the founders of Digital Nomad Exchange and the Founder and President of Expat Exchange. She launched Expat Exchange in 1997 as her Master's thesis project at NYU. Prior to Expat Exchange and Digital Nomad Exchange, Betsy worked at AT&T in International
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Some of Betsy's articles include 12 Best Places to Live in Portugal, 7 Best Places to Live in Panama and 12 Things to Know Before Moving to the Dominican Republic. Betsy loves to travel and spend time with her family. Connect with Betsy on LinkedIn.
