I had heard about a new recently opened Ecuador hospital right on the doorstep of Cotacachi in nearby Ibarra. So last Friday I went to have a look. This Ecuador hospital is so new and so well equiped compared to British hospitals and many North American hospitals that I found myself amazed as the head [...]
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Ecuador health care is a prime concern to anyone considering living or staying in Ecuador for any period longer than might adequately be covered with vacation insurance. Over the coming days and weeks we will be looking at different options for Ecuador Health care. How are Ecuador hospitals? What about health insurance in Ecuador? Indeed, how is [...]
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Posted in Adventure, Ecuador, Medical savings on Jan 17th, 2008
I am amazed that, with all the helpful information on living in Ecuador, no one has mentioned anything at all about health insurance (especially for retirees who cannot use Medicare in Ecuador). I know there are private hospitals in Quito (Metropolitano, for instance) but what are the costs to join? Does anybody know?
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Posted in Medical savings on Jul 2nd, 2007
I arrived in Ibarra at The Instituto de Medico on Mon. 11 of June at 10 AM with my fiance Mary and Conrad who had appointments with the dentist Dr. Proaño. My pursuit was getting my varicose veins removed. Fortunately the vascular surgeon was right at the end of the hall, next door. Only with my driver Julio [...]
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Whether 5 or 20 people come to a Super-Learning / Spanish seminar it’s still a close group. When there are 20 you have more people to share experiences with and outside of the classes as we eat the delicious meals or have a tea break we almost play musical chairs as we all move from [...]
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Posted in Medical savings on Jun 29th, 2007
I get story after story from readers about Ecuador Dental and Medical Savings. Ecuador Dental Savings are terrific here in Cotacachi Ecuador as Merri and I discovered when we went to the dentist last week. Merri had a dental extraction which required minor surgery. I had my teeth cleaned and one broken tooth rebuilt. The [...]
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Our last Ecuador Living Update introduced the Intag and explained that Ecuador was named by National Geographic Magazine as one of the top ten adventure destinations for 2007. One reason for this is a huge national forest called Intag not far from where we live in Cotacachi. This area is not only the home of [...]
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