🩺 Río Abajo
Río Abajo has two primary-care centers: the Health Ministry center on Vía España and the CSS «Prof. Carlos Velarde» clinic in San Cristóbal (closed for roof replacement until December 3, 2026). Neither advertises an ER; the Luis H. Moreno polyclinic in Parque Lefevre, with an ER, is ~0.7 km from the center of the area. The National Mental Health Institute is on Calle Matías Hernández.
Avenida Cincuentenario, Parque Lefevre (near Vía España and El Balboa)
Public Health Ministry polyclinic with ER and CT. Mon–Fri 7 am–6 pm, Sat 7 am–3 pm. ~0.7 km from the center.
Price: Contact the venue · +507 512-9670
Vía España, next to the Río Abajo community council (Calle 7)
Public Health Ministry center: general medicine, lab and dentistry; Mon–Fri daytime. ~1.5 km from the center.
Price: Contact the venue
San Cristóbal neighborhood, Río Abajo (near Vía Domingo Díaz)
CSS primary care (Mon–Fri 7 am–3 pm, no ER); closed for works until Dec 3, 2026. ~0.6 km from the center.
Price: Contact the venue
Calle Matías Hernández, behind Villa Lorena, Río Abajo
National Health Ministry psychiatric hospital (150 beds in 2022) with an addiction center (CETA). ~1.5 km from the center.
Price: Contact the venue
Information checked in October 2026 (data as of Oct 2026), with the source of each fact on the place page. Prices and hours may change; please confirm with each place. Where a price is not published, we say so.
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