number of hospitals in chile – Global Health Intelligence – Healthcare Market Insights for Emerging Markets

Chile among the top 50 countries with high access to healthcare

GHI Analysis — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 16:35:46 +0000

Chile ranked 48^th in a study evaluating the Healthcare Access and Quality (HAQ) in 195 countries from 1990 to 2015. The study has been published in “The Lancet” which focused on 32 pathologies that could have been avoided with timely and effective medical care such as vaccines, routine surgeries or curative treatments.

Andorra ranked 1 globally, with 95 points on a scale ranging from 0 to 100. This was followed by Iceland (94) and Switzerland (92). Somalia (34), Afghanistan (32) and Central African Republic (29) were the bottom three countries.

Chile with 76 points ranked top amongst the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LATAM) followed by Cuba (74) and Argentina (68).

Amongst the LATAM countries, Guatemala (56), Honduras (56) and Haiti (38) were last in the ranking.

The model developed by Dr. Christopher Murray (USA) analyzed the evolution of the HAQ Index between 1990 and 2015 for each country. Of the 195 countries analyzed, 167 had significant improvements.

Study shows that in 1990 Chile scored 58.5. Chile focused on preventable diseases with high mortality.

The Ministry of Health emphasized in the 1990s on vaccination coverage to prevent infectious diseases such as measles, diphtheria and tetanus. Increasing public spending on health translating into more services for the population, including the strengthening of infrastructure and primary care. Also, all citizens of Chile have health coverage.

Top hospitals in Chile

GHI Analysis — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 02:20:52 +0000

As part of the annual hospital survey, GHI ranks the Top hospitals in Chile according to the presence of specific modalities.

The enclosed ranking is a snapshot of key hospitals Best Equipped for Hosting Patients and hospitals with Operating Rooms for attending patients.

The complete ranking is based on the presence of capital equipment such as: Ambulatory beds, Hospitalization beds, Ultrasound machines, Incubators, Cribs, Gamma cameras, X-Rays, Computerized Tomography (CT) scanners, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Electroencephalographs, Angiograms, Echocardiograms, Operating rooms, C-Arms, Ventilators, Endoscope machines, Mastography equipment, Cobalt therapy machines, Linear accelerators, Radiotherapy equipment, Stereotactic mammography equipment, Picture Archiving Communication systems (PACS), Computers, Servers, Routers, Lithotripters, Ambulances, Hemodialysis machines and Hyperbaric chambers.

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Chile medical Device market likely to reach USD 1 billion by 2019

GHI Analysis — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 01:38:41 +0000

According to a report published by Market Research Reports, the medical device market of Chile is forecasted to reach USD 1 billion by 2019. The market is expected to witness a CAGR of 7.8% over 2014-2019, driven by modernization of public hospitals. The dental products market is forecasted to grow at a CAGR of 6.4% and the orthopedics & prosthetics and other medical devices market is forecasted to grow at a CAGR of 8.4%. Although the Chilean medical device market is small but it is top-ranked in Latin America, in terms of per capita expenditure. The Chilean market is heavily dependent on imports as domestic production is very limited.

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