{"id":3112,"date":"2016-11-08T01:55:41","date_gmt":"2016-11-08T01:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/?p=3112"},"modified":"2025-12-01T13:25:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T19:25:24","slug":"cost-rica-hospital-demographics-2016-room-growth-equipment-penetration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/es\/ghi-analysis\/cost-rica-hospital-demographics-2016-room-growth-equipment-penetration\/","title":{"rendered":"Costa Rica Hospital Demographics 2016 \u2013 Room for growth in equipment penetration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/es\/news\/costa-ricas-healthcare-services-rank-second-best-world\/\" target=\"_blank\">Costa Rica<\/a> is one of Central America\u2019s most important hospital markets, with a total of 136 hospitals and an average of 25 beds per hospital. \u00a0However, penetration of <a href=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/es\/ghi-analysis\/capital-equipment-portability-and-mobility-to-drive-demand\/\" target=\"_blank\">capital equipment<\/a> remains relatively low compared with <a href=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/es\/news\/costa-rica-progressing-leading-position-innovation-life-science-industry-latin-america\/\" target=\"_blank\">regional standards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"par_in_bullts\">\n<li>Number of hospitals: 136<\/li>\n<li>Number of hospital beds per hospital (average): 25<\/li>\n<li>Operating rooms per hospital (average): 0.9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px;\"><strong>Penetration of:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"par_in_bullts\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/es\/ghi-analysis\/peru-hospital-database-over-50-of-hospitals-have-ventilators\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ventilators<\/a>: 129%<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/es\/news\/latin-american-infusion-pumps-market-reach-usd-671-9-million-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\">Infusion pumps<\/a>: 185%<\/li>\n<li>MRI: 4%<\/li>\n<li>PET: 3%<\/li>\n<li>PACS: 4%<\/li>\n<li>Ultrasound: 89%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px;\"><strong>Procedure types:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"par_in_bullts\">\n<li>Ambulatory: 63%<\/li>\n<li>Hospitalization: 37%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Download the complete report for more information.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3115\" src=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Fact-Sheets-2016-Low-res-Costa-Rica-page-001.jpg\" alt=\"fact-sheets-2016-low-res-costa-rica-page-001\" width=\"100%\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3118\" src=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Fact-Sheets-2016-Low-res-Costa-Rica-page-002.jpg\" alt=\"fact-sheets-2016-low-res-costa-rica-page-002\" width=\"100%\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3116\" src=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Fact-Sheets-2016-Low-res-Costa-Rica-page-003.jpg\" alt=\"fact-sheets-2016-low-res-costa-rica-page-003\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Costa Rica is one of Central America\u2019s most important hospital markets, with a total of 136 hospitals and an average of 25 beds per hospital.  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