About Costa Rica

Why Costa Rica?

State-Of-The-Art medical technology

  • Costa Rica offers domestic and foreign patients the latest medical technology available on the market because of the synergy that exists between the country’s healthcare and growing medical devices industries.
  • Costa Rica’s medical devices industry began to truly develop in 1987, when Baxter Healthcare established a manufacturing operation in the country.
  • Today, there are 25 medical devices companies in Costa Rica including world leaders Hospira, Boston Scientific, Cytyc-Hologic, Arthrocare, Allergan, and Coloplast. 
  • Costa Rica’s main strength is its human and intellectual capital.  
  • The medical devices industry employs 6,300 people.
  • The medical devices industry is the 4th largest exporting industry in Costa Rica; with exports having grown 3 times faster than the rest of free trade zone exports.  In 2007, exports reached the US$766 million and attracted US$150 million in FDI.

Cut medical & dental costs up to 70% and still get better and safer attention than home

A value is required. A value is required.Invalid format. A value is required. Please select an item. A value is required. Enter the characters you see in the imageImage verification A value is required.

Calidad certificada

Calidad certificada