Mexico Americano Hospital

Summary

Mexico Americano is a premiere multi-specialty hospital in Mexico- founded in 1958. It is one of the oldest private healthcare facilities with a Christian foundation. They have state-of-the-art technologies, including magnetic resonance imaging, multidetector tomography, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, mammography, and densitometry. Moreover, they offer full accomplishment of diagnosis, consultation, and treatment services with the help of specialists in all centers of medicare. The hospital holds pride as they provide the best possible healthcare services and therefore received accreditation from International Standardization Organization ISO 9001 and ISOO 14001.

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Details

General Outlook

• The Hospital Mexico Americano is the leading healthcare group in Mexico with a Christian foundation that is located in Guadalajara.
• This hospital was operated in 1958 with only 42 beds for in-patients and built on the highest principles of patient hospitality and medical care.
• They are well-renowned among international and national patients as they provide quality service and facilities with a comfortable environment.
• A world-class hospital that brings together a group of caregivers and the best technological equipment, which provides high specialty treatments in one complex in Mexico.
• Furthermore, they are affiliated with Baylor Health Care System and recognized as 3rd level specialty hospital by the Ministry of Health for its quality services or facilities.

Fundaments

• The Mexico Americano Hospital is a well-recognized, highly specialized, and trusted hospital that is complemented with advanced technology and equipment.
• They have about 71 fully equipped rooms that consist of;
• 2 major suites
• 57 standard rooms
• 6 junior suites
• 6 maternity rooms and a nursery room
• They have a modern surgical complex that is made of 7 spacious surgery rooms equipped with advanced technologies. Further, they have 2 endoscopies, 2 recoveries, and one ambulatory service room.
• The Intensive Therapy of this medical center include;
• Adult Intensive Care Unit (ICU) had about 12 independent units one is designed for transplant and the other is for infectious diseases
• Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit has 6 units for premature infants and the children who require monitoring
• They provide 24-hours a day and 365 days year hospitalization services and emergency care. Further, they are pioneers in new treatments for cardiology, neurosurgery, heart surgery, kidney transplant, and urology.
• Moreover, they perform different procedures and techniques in the field of nephrology, neurology, general surgery, cardiology, orthopedics, ophthalmology, urology, and gynecology & obstetrics.
• The medical center has advanced technologies that include magnetic resonance imaging, multidetector tomography, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, mammography, and densitometry.
• The Americano hospital provides some other services that include a parking lot, rest area, cafeteria, nutrition & diet, gift shops, pharmacy, and chaplaincy.

Specialty Centers for Foreigners

• Cardiology
• Cardiothoracic Surgery
• General Surgery
• Intensive Care Therapy
• Pediatrics
• Neurology
• Neonatology
• Nephrology
• Medical Oncology
• Pediatric Neurology
• General Medicine
• Orthopedics and Traumatology
• Ophthalmology
• Gynecology & Obstetrics
• Gastroenterology
• Transplant Unit
• Urology

Provision of facilities for Foreign Patients

They offer the following services for foreign patients;

•  Airport Service
• Special hospital facilities
• Advance and innovative technologies
• Translation & interpretation service
• Comfortable room with various amenities

Language Spoken

• Spanish
• English

Approachability for Foreigners

The closest airport for foreign patients is Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport, which is 25-30 minutes away from the hospital. The foreigners can reach the hospital by car, taxi, and hospital shuttle service. Moreover, many standard hotels and guest houses are present around the hospital for international patients or tourists.

Accreditations

General Health Council of Mexico

The General Health Council of Mexico covers all public and private healthcare organizations in the country. The objective is to work with healthcare organizations to continually improve the quality of medical services and patient safety, and to encourage organizations to maintain their competitive advantage and position in the healthcare market. It brings the standards for healthcare organizations in line with international standards such as the Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation.

International Standardization Organization ISO 9001

 

ISO 9001 is defined as the international standard that specifies requirements for a quality management system(QMS). Health care and hospitals use the standard to demonstrate the ability to consistently provide services that meet customer and regulatory requirements. Hospitals, industries, organizations, and healthcare centers of all types and sizes find that using the ISO 9001 standard helps them, organize processes, improve the efficiency of processes, and continually improve.

International Standardization Organization ISO 14001

ISO 14001 is the international standard that specifies requirements for an effective Environmental Management System (EMS). It provides a framework that an organization can follow, rather than establishing environmental performance requirements.  The framework in the ISO 14001 standard can be used within the Plan-do-check-act (PDCA)  approach to continuous improvement.