If you need help now
Call 132 for emergency medical services in El Salvador. [source] Give your current location when asking for help. The emergency page also lists the police emergency number. Do not delay an urgent request while trying to book a routine appointment.
Which hospitals can you contact?
Use the branch name and address together when arranging a visit. Each hospital link below opens its contact details and map. Read the service label beside each set of hours, and confirm appointment times for individual specialists separately.
| Hospital | Address | Telephone | Hours and service |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital Centro Ginecológico [source] | Pasaje Martha Urbina y Diagonal Dr. Luis Edmundo Vásquez, Colonia Médica, San Salvador [source] | +50322471122 [source] | Emergency gynecology and pediatric services: 24/7 [source] |
| Hospital Centro Pediátrico [source] | Final Diagonal Dr. Luis Edmundo Vásquez #222, Colonia Médica, San Salvador [source] | +50325302000 [source] | Hospital service: 24/7 [source] |
| Centro Médico Escalón [source] | Calle Juan José Cañas entre 81 y 83 Avenida Sur, Colonia Escalón, San Salvador [source] | +50325551200 [source] | Emergency medical care: 24/7 [source] |
| Hospital de Diagnóstico Escalón [source] | Paseo General Escalón y 99 Avenida Norte, Plaza Villavicencio, San Salvador [source] | +50325062000 [source] | Emergency medical care: 24/7 [source] |
| Hospital de Diagnóstico Colonia Médica [source] | Diagonal Dr. Luis Edmundo Vásquez #429, Colonia Médica, San Salvador [source] | +50325055700 [source] | Emergency medical care: 24/7 [source] |
| Hospital Climosal [source] | 6.ª Calle Poniente #4-4, Santa Tecla, La Libertad [source] | +50322288877 [source] | Emergency service: 24/7 [source] |
| Hospital Lourdes [source] | 4a Calle Oriente #2-3, Lourdes, Colón, La Libertad [source] | +50323385345 [source] | Hospital service: 24/7 [source] |
Can you see an English-speaking doctor?
Hospital de Diagnóstico Escalón has English-speaking staff. [source] Call the Escalón branch at +50325062000. [source] Confirm an English-speaking clinician for the specific appointment and service you need. [source] You can say “¿Hay alguien que hable inglés?” — “Is there someone who speaks English?” Ask the facility to confirm the branch, department and language arrangement together.
The FCDO medical facilities list is another starting point for contacting facilities. Describe the service you need when you call. For a planned visit, ask what records and documents to bring, then save the appointment instructions with the location.
U.S. Embassy medical resources
The U.S. Embassy in El Salvador publishes a medical-provider list with English-language ability fields. [source] Language details come from the providers; inclusion is not an Embassy endorsement. [source]
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Use the dental cost planning guide to request an itemized estimate and organize travel, insurance and possible additional-care expenses.
How do payment and insurance work?
Medical providers may require payment before care. [source] Check whether your health insurance covers care abroad before traveling. [source] If you need treatment, contact the insurer using its assistance instructions and ask how it handles payment to the particular facility.
Have your policy number available. Ask the insurer what authorization, receipts and medical documents it needs for a claim. Ask the hospital how it expects payment and whether it can follow the insurer’s proposed arrangement. Keep the replies together with the bills from your visit.
The travel insurance page covers medical care, evacuation and activity exclusions. The cash and payment page explains the practical limits of relying on cards throughout the trip.
What changes outside the cities?
Medical facilities in rural El Salvador may have limited resources. [source] Check medical evacuation coverage before visiting places with limited medical care. [source] Give your insurer the places you plan to visit so it can explain the assistance available under your policy.
Carry a copy of your prescription when traveling with medicine. [source] Keep it available for a clinician who needs to review your current medication. For questions about the medicine itself or how to use it, consult a qualified health professional.
Use the pharmacy and prescription planning guide to search the public SRS interfaces and prepare a clear inquiry before visiting a pharmacy.
Keep the mosquito preparation checklist with your lodging and packing plans.
Before departure, use the travel health appointment checklist to organize your itinerary and available health records for a consultation. After hospital care abroad, use the hospital records checklist to organize the written material you request.
Common questions
Where can I ask for English-speaking medical care?
Hospital de Diagnóstico Escalón has English-speaking staff. Contact that branch to confirm an English-speaking clinician for your appointment and the service you need. Ask about payment arrangements at the same time, since medical providers may require payment before care. Save the appointment instructions with the branch address. [source] [source] [source]
Will I need to pay before treatment?
Medical providers may require payment before care in El Salvador. Check whether your health insurance covers care abroad before traveling. Ask the facility and your insurer how payment is handled for your circumstances, and keep the insurer’s assistance instructions with your policy details. [source] [source]
Sources
- Confirm English-speaking staff before arranging medical care.
- Medical providers may require payment before care in El Salvador.
- Medical facilities in rural El Salvador may have limited resources.
- Call 132 for emergency medical services in El Salvador.
- Check whether your health insurance covers care abroad before traveling.
- Check medical evacuation coverage before visiting places with limited medical care.
- Carry a copy of your prescription when traveling with medicine.
- Hospital Centro Ginecológico: name = Hospital Centro Ginecológico
- Hospital Centro Ginecológico: address = Pasaje Martha Urbina y Diagonal Dr. Luis Edmundo Vásquez, Colonia Médica, San Salvador
- Hospital Centro Ginecológico: phone = +50322471122
- Hospital Centro Ginecológico: hours = Emergency gynecology and pediatric services: 24/7
- Hospital Centro Pediátrico: name = Hospital Centro Pediátrico
- Hospital Centro Pediátrico: address = Final Diagonal Dr. Luis Edmundo Vásquez #222, Colonia Médica, San Salvador
- Hospital Centro Pediátrico: phone = +50325302000
- Hospital Centro Pediátrico: hours = Hospital service: 24/7
- Centro Médico Escalón: name = Centro Médico Escalón
- Centro Médico Escalón: address = Calle Juan José Cañas entre 81 y 83 Avenida Sur, Colonia Escalón, San Salvador
- Centro Médico Escalón: phone = +50325551200
- Centro Médico Escalón: hours = Emergency medical care: 24/7
- Hospital de Diagnóstico Escalón: name = Hospital de Diagnóstico Escalón
- Hospital de Diagnóstico Escalón: address = Paseo General Escalón y 99 Avenida Norte, Plaza Villavicencio, San Salvador
- Hospital de Diagnóstico Escalón: phone = +50325062000
- Hospital de Diagnóstico Escalón: hours = Emergency medical care: 24/7
- Hospital de Diagnóstico Colonia Médica: name = Hospital de Diagnóstico Colonia Médica
- Hospital de Diagnóstico Colonia Médica: address = Diagonal Dr. Luis Edmundo Vásquez #429, Colonia Médica, San Salvador
- Hospital de Diagnóstico Colonia Médica: phone = +50325055700
- Hospital de Diagnóstico Colonia Médica: hours = Emergency medical care: 24/7
- Hospital Lourdes: name = Hospital Lourdes
- Hospital Lourdes: address = 4a Calle Oriente #2-3, Lourdes, Colón, La Libertad
- Hospital Lourdes: phone = +50323385345
- Hospital Lourdes: hours = Hospital service: 24/7
- The provider's listed name is Hospital Climosal.
- Hospital Climosal's listed address is 6.ª Calle Poniente #4-4, Santa Tecla, La Libertad.
- Hospital Climosal lists +50322288877 as its PBX telephone.
- Hospital Climosal lists emergency service as available 24/7.
- Hospital de Diagnóstico Escalón has English-speaking staff.
- The U.S. Embassy in El Salvador publishes a medical-provider list with English-language ability fields.
- Language details come from the providers; inclusion is not an Embassy endorsement.
Travel information only; for medical or legal decisions, consult a qualified professional.