1. Courtesy Shaio
4th World Medical Tourism and Global Healthcare Congress, Chicago 2011.
TOURISM, FOREIGN INVESTMENT AND EXPORTS PROMOTION

2. COLOMBIA CLOSER TO THE WORLD
Moscow
Paris Frankfurt GMT + 4
Toronto GMT + 2 GMT + 2
GMT - 5
Seoul New York
GMT + 9 Tokyo GMT - 5 Madrid
GMT + 9
GMT + 2
Miami
GMT - 5 Dubai
Shanghai
GMT + 8 Mexico City GMT + 4
GMT - 6
Hong Kong
Bogotá Caracas
GMT + 8
GMT - 5 GMT - 4:30
Singapore
GMT + 8 Lima
GMT - 5
Sao Paulo
GMT - 3
Sydney Santiago de Chile
GMT + 10 GMT - 4
Buenos Aires
GMT - 3
Frecuencias aéreas
Pais semanales
Country Weekly aerial
frequencies
United States 193
Panama 154
Ecuador 69
Peru 49
Venezuela 46
Spain 38
Mexico 37
Brazil 21
Costa Rica 18
Curaçao 16
Chile 14
Aruba 9
France 7
Argentina 7
El Salvador 7
Dominican Rep. 6
Germany 5
Canada 4
Cuba 3
Total 703

3. CLÍNICA DEL PRADO
Clínica del Prado is a healthcare institution that
provides medium to high complexity level services,
which outstands for its performance in Gynecology and
Obstetrics for emergency areas, specialized attention,
surgery, hospitalization and diagnostic aid areas.
Complementary to our specialty, we have Intensive
Care Unit for Newborns, High Obstetric Dependence,
Maternal-Fetal, Gynecologic Endoscopy Surgery and
Fetology Units, all of them made up of an excellent
professional team and technological resources in order
to meet our customers’ needs.
Contact Gustavo Restrepo Nicholls
E-mail grestrepo@clinicadelprado.com.co
Website www.clinicadelprado.com.co
Phone + (57-4) 576 5700
Medellín - Colombia
www.clinicadelprado.com.co

4. CLÍNICA MEDIHELP
The Medihelp Services Clinic, established in the year
2001, is a private institution whose mission is to offer
and provide medical treatment of the highest scientific
and human quality, with emphasis on out-patient,
as well as state of the art in-patient surgical
operations. It is staffed by a group of specialists who
are supported by advanced technological equipment,
considered to be among the most modern and
advanced in Colombia. All this guarantees an
extraordinary level of reliability and service, in
accordance with the highest standards of quality.
Contact Maria Elena Martinez Ibarra
E-mail mariae@medihelpservices.com
Website www.medihelpservices.com
Phone + (57-5) 656 9400
Cartagena - Colombia
www.medihelpservice.com

5. FUNDACIÓN CLINICA SHAIO
With over a half century of continuance and active
participation in the developmente of scientific
medicine and health, we are nationwide and worldwide
pioneers in cardiology. Our infrestructure,
technology,medical and scientific staff, our health care
and administrative staff´s kindness make us the best
choice for kids an adult´s treatment and recovery.
Cardiology (hemodynamic, electrophysiology and
cardiovascular surgery), Neurosciences (Radiosurgery
GAMMA KNIFE PERFEXION), Bariatric surgery
Contact Lina Maria Agudelo Montoya
E-mail linamaria.agudelo@shaio.org
Website www.shaio.org
Phone + (57-1) 593 8210
Bogotá - Colombia
www.shaio.org

6. MEDICAL AND DENTAL SERVICES CLUSTER
MEDELLIN HEALTH CITY
It is a development strategy, led by the Commerce
Chamber and the City Hall of Medellin and it is
supported by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism
and Proexport Colombia.
The City is recognized in Colombia and Latin America for
its top quality, high complexity clinics, hospitals and
dental clinics and its leadership in international patients
care (more than 8450 treated in 2009-2010 by the
Cluster members).
Some of our members had been included in the America
Economia Magazine “Best Hospitals of Latin America
Ranking” since 2009. In 2011, 14 Colombian hospitals, 5
of them from Medellin, were included. We also have 4
hospitals with national accreditation that are working
towards JCI international accreditation and 6 dental
clinics with AAAASF international accreditation
Contact Carlos E. Cárdenas Rendón
1. Dentistry
E-mail clustersalud@camaramedellin.com.co
2. Aesthetic
Website www.medellinhealthcity.com
3. Healing (Ophtalmology, Fertilization, Orthopedics
Phone + (57-4) 261 3660 Ext. 112
and Cardivascular)
Medellín - Colombia
www.medellinhealthcity.com

7. CLÍNICA COLSANITAS S.A
Clínica Colsanitas SA is part of the International
Organization Sanitas.
Continued consolidation and development of
processes to deliver high standards of quality and
safety during care activities.
With its new approach to multidisciplinary care,
personalized and comprehensive, with a high
humanitarian and highly qualified personnel, we have
achieved significant levels of satisfaction, which have
allowed its positioning and recognition nationally and
internationally.
It is an institution that combines technology and
specialized medicine to provide comprehensive health
Contact Mabel Rodriguez Rueda service to human quality with high standards.
E-mail mrodrigu@colsanitas.com
Website www.clinicasanitas.com
Phone + (57-1) 625 2111
Bogotá - Colombia
www.clinicasanitas.com

8. INSTITUTO DE CARDIOLOGÍA
FUNDACIÓN CARDIOINFANTIL
The FCI-INSTITUTO DE CARDIOLOGÍA began in 1973 as
a foundation destinated to offer medical care services
to adults and children, mainly with cardiovascular
diseases, who require special medical care, with the
best technology, prices and recovery index available in
the region.
Additionally we count with 51 specialties and
subspecialties. We have 330 beds, 27 suites and 5
Intensive Unit Care with 90 beds, 8 surgery rooms and
4 hemodynamic rooms.
Five years ago we created the International Center, for
the attention of international patients that present
different pathologies in all age groups. We have an
interdisciplinary group dedicated to give integral
services to international patients and their relatives.
Contact Claudia Maria Torres
E-mail cmtorres@cardioinfantil.org
Website www.cardioinfantil.org
Phone + (57-1) 667 2717
Bogotá - Colombia
www.cardioinfantil.org

9. FUNDACIÓN CARDIOVASCULAR DE COLOMBIA
FCV is consistently ranked among the nation’s top
hospitals. We first established our operations in 1986
in Bucaramanga and this year we are celebrating 25
years of service. Throughout all these years we have
been working day by day to consistently provide high
standards of quality, cost effectiveness and patient
satisfaction. At our instutution we are committed to the
advancement of healthcare through clinical innovation,
medical education and scientific research. Regardless
of race, nationality or social distinction we give all of
our patients the best care and quality in all the
services we provide.
1. Adult Cardiovascular Services.
2. Pediatric cardiovascular.
3. Neurosciences.
Contact Tatiana Charry
E-mail tatianacharry@fcv.org
Website www.fcv.org
Phone + (57-7) 639 6767
Bucaramanga - Colombia
www.fcv.org

10. FUNDACIÓN SAN VICENTE DE PAUL
Specialized Centers of San Vicente Fundación is a
healing center of excellence and innovation that is up
to the best in the world in high complexity medicine. It
has the highest standards of patient care and safety,
working towards accreditation by the Joint
Commission International, LEED accreditation (first
Green Hospital in Colombia) and has been declared a
Free Trade Zone. The hospital offers its services by
specialized centers among which are transplants and
tissue, digestive diseases, oncology, cardiopulmonary
and vascular system.
Contact Andres Felipe Molina
E-mail cpsv@elhospital.org.co
Website www.sanvicentefundacion.com
Phone + (57-4) 444 1333
Medellín - Colombia
www.sanvicentefundacion.com

11. FUNDACIÓN SANTA FE DE BOGOTÁ
The University Hospital of the Fundación Santa Fe de
Bogotá is a universty general hospital recognized by
national and international entities and associations as a
top quiality hospital with state of the art technology, the
best group of physicians and a highly specialized staff.
We provide health care services that meet high quality
and safety standards for the patient, the family and the
community as a whole.
Being a patient-focused hospital, we are committed to
excellence with an emphasis on safety of care; thus we
received the Colombian accreditation in 2007 and again
in 2011 and the Joint Commission International one in
2010, that certify us as a fully committed general
hospital centered on the patient.
Contact Ana Maria Gonzalez Rojas Neurology and neurosurgery
E-mail ana.gonzalez@fsfb.org.co Cardiovascular surgery and non invasive cardiology
Website www.fsfb.org.co Orthopedics
Phone + (57-1) 603 0303 Ext. 5901 - 5895 Oncology
Bogotá - Colombia Diagnostic imaging
www.fsfb.org.co

12. HOSPITAL DEPARTAMENTAL
SANTA SOFÍA DE CALDAS
In 1962, Santa Sofia General Hospital started its
operations. It’s a high complexity hospital, pioneer in
the management of cardiovascular and thoracic
pathologies. For being an institution that handles high
complexity procedures, it fulfills the highest quality
standards. It offers services such as: Services:
• Heart surgery.
• Neurosurgery.
• Obesity surgery.
• Metabolic surgery (Diabetes patients).
• Oncologic surgery.
• Otology surgery.
• Plastic surgery (aesthetical and reconstructive).
• Cardiology: Hemodynamic and electrophysiology.
• Executive packages.
Contact Jorge Hernán Yepes Alzate • Telemedicine.
E-mail comunicaciones@santasofia.com.co
Website www.santasofia.com.co
Phone + (57-1) 887 200
Manizales - Colombia
www.santaso a.com.co

13. EL HOSPITAL CON ALMA
PABLO TOBÓN URIBE
At the Pablo Tobon Uribe Hospital we are called by our
endeavor. We ar fully committed to providing integral
services of the highest technical and scientific quality,
aimed at obtaining the best possible results for the
recovery of our patients. We keep in mind that we are
" A Hospital with a soul", where the lives of ailing
patients, and those of their families and relatives are
given the highest consideration and utmost respect.
We assign extreme acre and dedication to continuous
learning, development and consolidation of technical
skills, and to insure processes aimed at achieving the
highest international standards of care.
Contact Clara Lucia Lemalara
E-mail chernandez@hptu.org.co
Website www.hptu.org.co
Phone + (57-4)445 9995
Medellín - Colombia
www.hptu.org.co

14. HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SAN IGNACIO
The Hospital Universitario San Ignacio is a high
complexity medical facility committed to serve the
community, with the main purpose to provide services
with human and technological quality with national and
international recognition.
As affiliates of the Medical School of the Pontificia
Universidad Javeriana, one of the nation's major
universities, our work has been strengthened through
permanent research, discussion and proposal of
innovative working methods, management protocols
and procedures which allows us to develop the best
medical care.
Contact Claudio R. Brando MD
E-mail crbrando@husi.org.co
Website www.husi.org.co
Phone + (57-1) 5946161
Bogotá - Colombia
www.husi.org.co

15. LA FONT - CLÍNICA DE CIRUGÍA ESTÉTICA
La Font, is a prestigious Aesthetic Surgery Clinic with
Hotel and Spa, thereby forming an institution dedicated
to providing beauty, health and comfort for its
demanding national and international costumers.
With global recognitions and awards to our doctors for
be creators of prestigious surgical techniques and get
excellent results, with certification and international
quality awards, providing the highest quality care and
the best clinical-surgical treatment in facial and body
aesthetic surgery, with high levels of safety, “We are a
comprehensive source of beauty that offers a better
quality of life to our customers”.
1. Rhinoplasty
2. Augmentation Mammoplasty Procedure
Contact Eduardo Pedroza
E-mail epedroza@lafont.com.co
Website www.lafont.com.co
Phone + (57-1) 593 8150
Bogotá - Colombia
www.lafont.com.co

16. IDC
LAS AMERICAS
Las Americas Medical Center is a health care facility,
located in Medellín, the second largest city of
Colombia, which is nicknamed as "the eternal- spring
city" for its pleasant wather. We provide health
services of high and intermediate complexity, covering
medical specialties and subspecialties. Our
commitment with the quality of the services we offer is
reflected in our mission, which establishes that "we
exist to improve the health status of the people and to
contribute to the quality of the world"..
Contact Clara Inés Gómez Rojas
E-mail cigomez@lasamericas.com.co
Website www.lasamericas.com.co
Phone + (57-4) 342 1010
Medellín - Colombia
www.lasamericas.com.co

17. SALUD SIN FRONTERAS
We place highly qualified staff and a suitable physical
infrastructure endowed with high technology
equipments, at competitive costs, to offer services with
great medical-scientific quality and with personalized
attention. The alliance of our 8 institutions allows
offering a capacity of 2.684 beds, 104 OR, 382
intensive care beds and 2.166 general practitioners
and specialists. All the institutions within Salud sin
Fronteras work with highly strict quality control and
ruled by international procedures and protocols for the
provision of health services, which provides a major
safety and reliability to patients.
Contact Felipe Giraldo Correa
E-mail direccion@saludsinfronteras.com
Website www.saludsinfronteras.com
Phone + (57-4) 444 4773
Medellín - Colombia
www.saludsinfronteras.com

18. TRAVEL HEALTHY
Travel Healthy Colombia is a company that integrates
health and tourism services, it is located in Pereira,
Risaralda and operates in Bogota and the Colombian
Coffee Region, it offers medical services in the areas of
aesthetics, dentistry and high complexity, which are
complemented by tourism and leisure services in
terms of accommodations, transportation, insurance,
food, among others. We have a network of allied
enterprises with qualified personnel in both fields that
meet high quality standards, and work hard for the
satisfaction of our clients.
Contact Santiago Delgado Panesso
E-mail Sdelgado@travelhealthy.co
Website www.travelhealthy.co
Phone + (57-1) 333 0427
Pereira - Colombia
www.travelhealthy.co

19. PROEXPORT COLOMBIA in the World
PROEXPORT COLOMBIA, TOURISM, FOREIGN INVESTMENT AND EXPORTS PROMOTION
Carolina Quijano - mcquijano@proexport.com.co
www.proexport.com.co
TOURISM, FOREIGN INVESTMENT AND EXPORTS PROMOTION