List of hospitals in Ponce, Puerto Rico

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At 331 beds, Hospital Damas is Ponce's largest Hospital Damas, Ponce By-pass, Barrio Canas Urbano, Ponce, PR (DSC05042).jpg
At 331 beds, Hospital Damas is Ponce's largest

This is a list of hospitals in Ponce, Puerto Rico . Both, public and private hospitals are listed. General as well as specialized hospitals are listed.

Contents

Hospital list summary table

The following table lists hospitals by their year of founding, that is, their year of opening. A listing sorted by any of the other fields can be obtained by clicking on the header of the field. For example, clicking on "Barrio" will sort hospitals by their barrio location.

No.NamePhotoBarrioLocationTypeYear OpenedYear Current Structure BuiltFloorsBeds Architectural style
1 Hospital Damas Hospital Damas, Ponce By-pass, Barrio Canas Urbano, Ponce, PR (DSC05042).jpg Canas Urbano PR-2R, Ponce Bypass WB Teaching Hospital 1863197310331 Modern
2 Hospital Valentín Tricoche
(closed)
Hospital Tricoche, Ponce.JPG Segundo C. Bertoly & C. Tricoche General hospital (closed) 187318733N/A Neoclassical
3 Centro Médico Episcopal San Lucas Hospital Episcopal San Lucas, Barrio Machuelo Abajo, Ponce, PR (DSC04984).jpg Machuelo Abajo PR-14 WB, Av. Tito Castro General Hospital 190720077287 Modern
4 Hospital Metropolitano Dr. Pila The Dr. Pila Hospital on Avenida Las Americas (PR-163) looking NE in Barrio Canas Urbano, Ponce, Puerto Rico (IMG 2739).jpg Canas Urbano Av. Las Américas WB General hospital 192519835210 Modern
5 Hospital Oncológico Andrés Grillasca Antiguo Hospital Oncologico Andres Grillasca, Ave. Tito Castro, Bo. Machuelo Abajo, Ponce, PR, mirando al noreste (DSC02741).jpg Machuelo Abajo PR-14 WB, Av. Tito Castro Cancer 19461955286 Modern
6 Hospital San Cristóbal [note 1] Hospital San Cristobal, PR-506, Bo. Coto Laurel, Ponce, Puerto Rico, mirando al este (DSC02064B).jpg Coto Laurel PR-506 NB and PR-52 WB General hospital 1983 [1] 2006? [1] UNK138 [2] Modern

Key:
Av. = Avenida (avenue)
C. = Calle (street)
NB = Northbound
SB = Southbound
WB = Westbound
EB = Eastbound
Unk = Unknown
N/A = Not applicable

See also

Notes

  1. In 29 September 2022, it was acquired by the Sistema de Salud Menonita, ande it is now known as Menonita Ponce. See Concretada la venta a Menonita Ponce. Sandra Caquias Cruz. Periodico EsNoticia. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 2-14 December 2022. Year 7. Issue 184. pp.4-5. Accessed 2 December 2022. Archived.

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References

  1. 1 2 Sobre Nosotros. Hospital San Cristóbal. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Accessed 19 November 2019.
  2. Hospital San Cristobal - Coto Laurel. Hospital-Data.com Accessed 19 November 2019.