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an impressive result considering that the hospital
was only opened in 2008.
The Foundation (Fundación Benéfica) of the Hospi-
tal de los Valles, created in 2005, is a private non-
profit organization that takes care of low income
families in the valley of Cumbayá, Tumbaco and
neighborhood sectors, providing high quality health
services and promoting healthy living.
HOSPITAL METROPOLITANO
Dr. Rafael Arcos
Executive President
Av. Mariana de Jesús s/n and Nicolás Arteta
Quito
Tel: +593 2 3998 000
Fax: +593 2 2269 824
www.hospitalmetropolitano.org
Area of activity: hospital
Date of creation: 1977
Employees: 700
In 1977, a group of visionary medical profession-
als from the USA decided to build a medical center
of international standards in Quito – this is how the
Metropolitan Hospital was born.
Throughout its history, the hospital has always been
at the forefront of knowledge and innovation, imple-
menting the most advanced methods and technolo-
gies, such as Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, special-
ist surgery, open heart transplants and other highly
complex procedures. It has been constantly updat-
ing and upgrading its technological infrastructure in
order to meet the highest international standards.
The Metropolitan Hospital appeared to be the first
accredited center for kidney transplantation.
In 2006, the institution implemented an Integrated
Quality System SGIC to ensure the highest quality
of services is provided to its patients. In April 2007,
the hospital was certified with the ISO 9001:2000
and subsequently re-certified by ISO 9001:2008 due
to its compliance with the strictest requirements of
product and service delivery.
Always committed to fine service and innovation, in
2010 the Metropolitan Hospital inaugurated the Med-
ical Tower, the first of three buildings within the pro-
ject aimed at providing integrated medical services
and formed by medical consultancies, a cafeteria, a
pharmacy, a bank and other related business prem-
ises, as well as parking spaces and facility services.
HOSPITAL DEL RÍO
Diego Castresana
Director
Av. 24 de Mayo and Av. De las Américas
Cuenca, Azuay
Tlf: +593 2459 555
info@hospirio.com
www.hospitaldelrio.com.ec
Area of activity: Hospital
Date of creation: 2004
Employees: 161
Hospital del Rio was born as a result of the initiative
of a group of visionary medical professionals work-
ing in collaboration with other important sharehold-
ers, such as the American Hospital Management
Company and the School of Medicine.
The first brick was laid in 2004 and the first surgery
took place in 2009. During its first year of operations,
the hospital treated over thirty thousand patients in
different areas gradually building a reputation for be-
ing a reliable and providing excellent service within
the community.
Hospital del Rio strives to become the benchmark of
excellence in providing health services and medical
education in the country. Formed by a team of top
professionals and medical specialists, the hospital
Such expansion is gradually allowing the complex to
increase its bed capacity.
The hospital is also renowned for tits expertise in
performing transplants and its cutting edge equip-
ment and high quality operating theatres, It spends
$3 million USD a year to improve services, whilst
$40 million USD was recently invested in the con-
struction of new buildings. It has 700 employees,
physicians and nurses with international experience
that receive training on a continuous basis. The
hospital won a prestigious award for being a “Great
Place to Work”. It has agreements with many recog-
nized hospitals in the U.S., Chile, Brazil, Colombia
and Venezuela.
We have 25 years of experience with the highest
quality, being the leader in the third level health care,
i.e., heart surgery, neurosurgery, neonatal surgery.
We are the only liver transplant center in the coun-
try, with the most sophisticated infrastructure and the
best quality of services.
Dr. Rafael Arcos
President of Hospital Metropolitano
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