Timing Guanacaste Costa Rica part III…….

Every good investment depends on timing and this series is an attempt crystallize what’s going on in Costa Rica’s norther zone.  The previous segments covered new Airlines arriving and the international Airport expansion program.  Here, we are covering the beginning of a much needed phase that will really be a factor in driving the growth of the area.  World class health care is almost here in Liberia.

Baby Boomers retiring to Guanacaste are of an age where health care becomes a priority focus and one of the first question is
“How far is the closest private hospital’?  It has always been a stickler and for sure has limited the opportunities to sell Guanacaste Real Estate to the more senior market.  With what you are about to read, you can see that this will become a distant problem of the past very quickly

New major Hospital – Cima Guanacaste opening in November 2001

Things are moving ahead   many fronts in Guanacaste.  The massive Sun Ranch project in Liberia is going to be the anchor that is need to diffuse fears of the Baby Boomers relative to health care.

Part of this massive complex is the new Hospital Cima.   The hospital is being built as part of the Pacific Plaza which is eventually going to be a full range living community offering individual housing, apartments, assisted living, nursing home and an Alzheimer’s clinic.

The first phase of the Cima Hospital  is a primary Care facility.  CIMA Guanacaste is part of the International Hospital Corporation group of hospitals that has facilities in Mexico, Brazil and here in Costa Rica. This first phase is expected to grow into a hospital offering a variety of services all operating to a USA based Joint Commission International accreditation standard.

The first phase of the hospital will offer Radiology including mammography, diagnostic ultrasound and CT scanning; Clinical Laboratory; Endoscopy; Surgery including minimally invasive procedures; a fully equipped emergency room; a pharmacy with 24 hour services; and, a heliport to transport critically ill patients to our San Jose facility. The inpatient unit will open with six private rooms in November 2011. Twelve rooms will be added in the first half of 2012.

Quality of Care

CIMA is committed to a very high quality of care. The CIMA facilities are accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI) based in Chicago. Recently the CIMA San Jose Hospital received its second three year accreditation. CIMA received one of the highest score ever recorded by JCI.

Patients must receive the highest quality care. This begins in the emergency room and continues through diagnostic services. Operating rooms and infection control are critical to positive outcomes. We also believe that patient privacy is part of a quality service and we only provide private patient rooms. Of course the medical staff and hospital personnel must also be of the highest quality.

Leading indicators for Guanacaste investment
With tourism holding up, prices dropping in good Real Estate coupled with this kind infrastructure expansion, Gold coast Real Estate and Guanacaste as a whole are going to benefit greatly, and soon.

These are very positive leading indicators for investing in Costa Rica’s  Guanacaste Real Estate.

Watch for our next in the series of Timing Guanacaste and leading indicators as you will hear all about the fabulous Sun
Valley project and some new large Hotels that are really serious about the area by adding upwards of 400 rooms to the inventory.

We at Costa Rica Retirement Vacation Properties are looking very optimistically to Guanacaste as the next real hot spot for investment and retirement.  Please contact us at 888 581 1786 or locally [506] 2293 2446 and ask for Jerad or Robert for all the fine details and opportunities that lie in the area.