Hospitals and Emergency Care in Escuintla

Escuintla has a public (MSPAS) hospital, an IGSS hospital for social security members and a private hospital. It is the department capital closest to the beaches of Monterrico and Puerto San Jose.

Key Facilities

Hospital Nacional de Escuintla (Hospital Regional de Escuintla in the Ministry of Health registry; Km 59.5 Carretera a Taxisco; 7931-4151) is the public hospital; we found no published statement of its emergency hours. Hospital Nuestra Senora del Rosario is a private alternative. The IGSS Hospital (Hospital Departamental de Escuintla) keeps its emergency area open 24 hours, every day of the year, for social security members (IGSS, 8 April 2026).

Pacific Beach Emergencies

If you are at Monterrico, Hawaii, or Sipacate beaches and have a medical emergency, note that the hospitals on this page are in Escuintla city. For life-threatening situations, call 125 (Cruz Roja) for an ambulance; CONRED’s national emergency directory also lists 122 for the Bomberos Voluntarios.

What to Expect at Private Hospitals

We found no published price list for private emergency visits in Escuintla, so this page gives no prices; ask the hospital before treatment whether it takes your insurance. At the public Hospital Nacional, Guatemala’s Health Code (Decree 90-97, Article 4) guarantees free care to people whose income cannot cover it; it does not promise free care to everyone, so ask about charges. For our complete guide to healthcare costs, see the cost of living page.