Hospitals and Emergency Care in Huehuetenango

Huehuetenango is a department bordering Mexico. Options in the city include the public Hospital Regional, the IGSS hospital for social security members, and a private Hospital de Especialidades.

Key Facilities

The Hospital Regional Dr. Jorge Vides Molina (Las Lagunas, Zona 10; 7931-4646 in the Ministry of Health registry) is the public hospital; the registry lists, among other services, surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, traumatology, intensive care and a blood bank. We found no published statement of its emergency hours, and under Guatemala’s Health Code free public care is guaranteed to people whose income cannot cover it, so ask about charges. The IGSS hospital (7764-1251) serves affiliated workers; IGSS’s own unit directory lists it Monday to Friday, 07:00-15:00, and does not mark it as having an emergency service. For private care, the listings include Hospital de Especialidades; we could not verify its phone.

For Travelers to Todos Santos and the Cuchumatanes

If you are heading to remote highland communities like Todos Santos Cuchumatan, get any medical needs handled in Huehuetenango city first.