Will I need to travel to see a specialist?
When we asked members in Costa Rica if they typically need to travel to see specialists, they replied...
"We have been to CIMA and Catolica. Both these facilities are excellent! The physicians were profesional, thorough and well educated. The care was better than what we experienced stateside. The physician followed up with us after our care for several weeks. And we were given private cell phone numbers to contact in case of complications. My husband spent three nights at CIMA in Escazu near San Jose. He had a private room (all rooms in this facility are private!) with attached private bathroom. There was a sofa in the room which turned into a bed so that I was able to spend the day and evenings there. The hospital cafeteria was excellent! Yes that's a surprise and gives an upscale meaning to hospital food! This is one instance where we decided to have treatment at a private facility vs. the socialized medicine. Be aware that at these facilities, you will need to submit a credit card or private health care card in order to be treated. The cost was dramatically less than if this procedure was done stateside. It is very common for residents to use the socialized medicine for some issues, private health care for others (which means you pay out of pocket) and also have another health insurance policy for others health issues," mentioned another expat when asked about moving to Playa Jaco, Costa Rica.
"I have not needed to do that so far, so I have no information except from friends, all who have been HIGHLY pleased with their specialists in San Jose," commented one expat who made the move to Grecia, Costa Rica.
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Will I need to travel to see a specialist?
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Joshua Wood, LPC is one of the Founders of Digital Nomad Exchange and serves as Co-President of Expat Exchange. Prior to Expat Exchange and Digital Nomad Exchange, Joshua worked for NBC Cable (MSNBC and CNBC
Primetime). Joshua has a BA from Syracuse and a Master's in Clinical and Counseling Psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Mr. Wood is also a licensed counselor and psychotherapist.
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