Medical Care

First I must say that the last place we lived in the U.S. before we moved to Brazil was Wilmington, DE. So for comparison purposes I will be referring to Christiana Hospital and doctors in that area. 


And if you had to guess where the best medical care between Wilmington, Sao Paulo and Mexico City is, what would you guess?


In my opinion Sao Paulo is by far the best. And Mexico City would be number 3. Albert Einstein, Sirio and Libanes Hospitals  and Hospital do Coracao are just the best. As good as Johns Hopkins and Mount Sinai Medical Center, if not better. The facilities are new or renovated and the doctors are knowledgeable, nice and most of them speak perfect english. Many of the doctors there got some kind of training in the U.S. Any time you schedule an appointment be prepared to send at least 30 minutes with the doctor. They like to listen to you to give you the best diagnose. They will also ask for all kinds of exams they think you'll need without having to worry about the insurance companies. The insurance companies have to pay for the exams there. I do think that there's no better place to get sick. We had excellent doctors there.


Christiana Hospital was very good. It had new wings and renovated ones. It had good doctors. But the doctors seemed to always be in a rush.  I always felt like I had to present them the diagnostic and they would medicate us. The consultations only took 15 minutes tops and the minimal amount of exams were asked.


I haven't needed a hospital in Mexico City yet, but I did visit ABC Hospital twice and I was not impressed. The facilities were old and it did not seem like the equipments were brand new. Some of my mexican friends who are living in Brazil now told me that the medical in Brazil is much better.


But truth is, I hope we don't need to go to a hospital anywhere.