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Medical and Surgical Emergencies

Our Emergency Department provides urgent care for both inpatients and outpatients. It operates 24 hours a day and has the most qualified personnel to attend to any eventuality.

Available in:

San José facility

Aleste facility

Santa Ana facility

Main entrance of the 24/7 Emergency Ward at Hospital Clinica Biblica with clear bilingual signs for international patients in San Jose, Costa Rica.

Our 24-hour Emergency Department has specialists in internal medicine, pediatrics, orthopedics, and general surgery, with on-call support from other specialties.

Learn about our services

Our services include:

Emergency and critical patient care.

Sutures and suture removal.

Assessment by specialists.

On-call specialist assessment — a specialized physician is available around the clock to provide care as needed.

Vaccination Center.

Administration of intravenous therapies, application of enemas, injectables and placement of catheters.

Our 14 observation bays are organized as follows:


  • Two surgical emergency bays for patients with multiple traumatic injuries.
  • Two properly equipped medical emergency areas for the care of heart attacks and cardiorespiratory arrests, among others.
  • Two pediatric observation cubicles, together with their respective nebulization area.
  • An dedicated adult nebulization area.
  • A negative pressure isolation cubicle for users with infectious pathologies.
  • An area for the administration of enemas.
  • A bay for high-risk patients, including older adults and patients with psychiatric conditions .
  • Cubicles for general observation.

We also offer injections, wound care, sutures, intravenous treatments, and other general nursing procedures.

Clinica Biblica Hospital specialist doctor explaining heart exam results to a senior patient during a medical consultation in Costa Rica.

What to do when arriving at the emergency department?

When you arrive at the emergency room, the most important thing is that you know we are here to take care of you. Our team will be with you from the very first moment so that you receive the necessary care in a quick and orderly manner.

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Arrival & registration

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Triage assessment

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Medical evaluation

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Treatment

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Discharge or admission

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Follow-up

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