The Republic of Panama has many qualified private hospitals,
with excellent medical service for any type of emergency.
Panama has hospitals allied to recognized hospitals in the
USA, for example the recently opened Punta Pacifica Hospital
that in alliance with the John Hopkins International Medicine
(www.hopkinsmedicine.org)
offers new medical services, like intelligent operation
rooms, that allow to perform operations through video conference,
direct consultation with United States specialists, applied
technology to the radiology rooms and internal communication
to send lab results directly to doctors offices.
The Health Ministry of
Panama (MINSA, initials in Spanish) has worked to achieve
many advances to guarantee the Panamanian health. In regard
to health and well being respects it is important to point
out that Panama, is the only country in Latin America were
you can drink water directly from the faucet without any
health risk
Regarding security, Panama has various institutions/organizations
that can help in any type of unforeseen situations or emergency
that could happen, such as:
• National
Police of Panama: Emergency Number: 104
• Fire Department of Panama: Emergency Number: 103
• Tourism police: 507-211-3044/226-7000 and 507-212-2269
• Judicial Police of
Panama (PTJ, initials in Spanish): Telephone umbers: 507-212-2222/2223
• National System
of Civil Protection (SINAPROC, initials in Spanish): Telephone
numbers: 507-315-1388/315-1389. To report emergencies at any
time from any telephone call *455
• Cruz
Roja Panameña. Teléfonos: 507-315-1388/315-1389.
Para reporte de emergencias las 24 horas del día desde
cualquier teléfono llamar al *455
• National Institute
of Aqueduct and Sewage System (IDAAN, initials in Spanish)
Telephone numbers: 507-523-8567. to report damages: 507-5238653/54/55
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