Health

Meoz Erasmus Hospital, one of the most modern in Colombia. Law 100 of 1993 is the governing health in Colombia, which is regulated by the Ministry of Social Protection. In Cucuta and North Santander, health is administered by the Municipal Institute of Health (IMSALUD) and the Departmental Health Institute, respectively. Entities such as the Colombian Red Cross, the Colombian Civil Defense (emergencies, calamities and natural disasters) and the Colombian Family Welfare Institute (ICBF), are part of the social protection system. C cuta is the capital of the department and a special district also has established itself as a major city, therefore has the following public health institutions (or State social enterprises, ESE) Erasmus University Hospital The Meoz ESE, the ESE Francisco de Paula Santander (Social Security Hospital), the Rehabilitation Center CardioNeuroPulmonar ESE, the ESE Hospital Los Patios and ESE Hospital of Villa del Rosario.In private health facilities are highlighted San Jose Clinic, North Clinic, Clinica Santa Ana, Lions Clinic, Cl nica La Samaria and Profamilia (sexual and reproductive health). The above entities are part of the network of institutions providing health services assigned to the Municipal Health Secretariat and Departmental Health Secretariat. Erasmus Hospital holds Meoz wingspan of fourth level and specializes in performing highly complex surgeries, such as transplantation and replantation. Additionally, it has distributed medical bridges in different districts of the city, which pays attention to varying degrees of complexity. The city has a large number of health promoting entities (SPE's) as Colsanitas, SaludCoop, CafeSalud, etc..