Medical & Health

Argentina has both public and private hospitals. Public hospitals are much cheaper – usually free, but the facilities are not as nice as private hospitals. Wait times and appointments for tests are typically much longer in public hospitals and they have fewer English speaking staff. The government of Buenos Aires has a comprehensive network of public hospitals and health centers around the city – here is the list, and this is the specialized children’s hospital: Hospital Gutierrez at Gallo 1330.

This WhatsApp group focused on Medical/Health in BA is the best place to ask questions: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DPA6KQ98jZlFwEbJ72bhEc 

And this group has a a list of Health Professionals.

Hospitals

Private hospitals have more English-speaking staff. If you have an emergency, go to one of these.

The best private hospitals in BA are:

Vaccinations

Private clinic focused on most vaccinations: https://vacunar.com.ar. You don’t need to see a doctor in order to get most vaccinations.

Doctors & Dentists

Doctoralia, Docturno, Wiri Salud are good websites to find doctors by specialty, language, and area (choose “Capital Federal” for Buenos Aires city) and directly book appointments for online or in-person consultations. Uma is another video call based doctor service.

General / internal medicine doctors who speak English and may optionally visit you at your home:

Cardiologist & Internal Medicine

  • Dr. Lopez, American and speaks fluent English, low cost for consultations, works at this clinic: https://cmrocasalud.com.ar (make sure to request Dr. Lopez).

Dentists

  • Dr Isaac Meta, speaks English fluently, did his Masters in USA, website, LinkedIn. “He is a wonderful human being and excellent dentist”

Ophthalmologist

  • Dr. Paula Donato, The Donato Institute, Belgrano, speaks excellent English, trained at Columbia University in NYC. Google Maps

Psychiatry

  • Laura Turner, speaks English, about US $20-25/session, can prescribe ADHD medication such as Ritalin. WhatsApp: +54 11 5102 4288

Allergy & Immunology

  • Dr Betina Dwek, former President of the Association for Allergy and Immunopathology of Argentina, WhatsApp: +54 11 4822 3613

If you’re living here for a longer period of time, you can buy private health insurance: Swiss Medical has been recommended, as well as OSDE.

If you have a specific question or need a doctor recommendation, harness the knowledge from a large group of expats who live here – search and/or post your question in this active group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BuenosAiresExpatHub . For example, this is a long thread on dentist recommendations. The group has a long list of English-speaking recommended doctors by specialty here. There is also a WhatsApp group for Medical & Health. Here is a spreadsheet of some doctors and hospitals also. The US Embassy has a list of English-speaking doctors here.

COVID Tests

Think you might have COVID or you’re flying to another country that requires a COVID Test?

  • HisoTest: this is the easiest option as they will send someone to your home. Make an appointment via their website, and then request a smaller time window via their WhatsApp: +54 11 6226 0149. Costs are 4,000 pesos for Antigen results in 15 minutes (they’ll email you the PDF within 2-3 hours), and 7500 pesos for PCR in 24 hours. They also offer a rapid Antibody test.
  • Airports: both Aeroparque AEP (domestic) & Ezeiza EZE (international) airports have testing available, 24 hours/day and 7 days/week. Look for the big white tent outside the terminals. An Antigen test is 4500 pesos and results are given in 15-30 mins. A PCR test is 8000 pesos and results are given in 10-12 hours. For more info: https://www.stamboulian.com.ar/pacientes/covid-19-centros-de-testeo-en-ezeiza-y-aer oparque/
  • TIP: If you’re flying from EZE – which is a 45 minute drive from BA, you can go to the much closer AEP airport (located within BA city) to get tested if you want to do this the day before.
  • CentraLab: a reliable laboratory with locations around the city. You can make an appointment online or via WhatsApp or just walk-in to a location. To find their locations, search for CentraLab in Google Maps or here’s their complete list.
  • Diagnostico Maipu: a reliable laboratory with a few locations. Make an appointment via their website to take a test at their locations, or send them a WhatsApp message to schedule a test at your home: +541127807777
  • The city of Buenos Aires offers free tests:https://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/coronavirus/hacete-el-test

A longer list of places to get tests, including in other cities:
https://www.turismocity.com.ar/promociones_aereas/p-Donde_hacerse_el_test_PCR_en_Arge ntina_para_viajar-4295.html

PhysioTherapists

Need a PhysioTherapist to help you with an injury or pain, especially from dancing Tango too much? Here are some mentioned by members:

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