Health in Linares, Chile: official figures
Linares comuna has 21 public health establishments in operation in the Ministry of Health register (4 family health centres (CESFAM), 1 community family health centre (CECOSF), 1 public hospital and 4 primary-care or rural emergency units), or 20.2 per 100,000 residents, the highest of 63 Chilean cities on this site.
How many family health centres does Linares have per resident?
There are 4.8 CESFAM and CECOSF primary-care centres per 100,000 residents in Linares comuna (5 centres for 103,958 residents in the 2024 INE projection), 15th highest of 63 Chilean cities on this site.
Source: Ministerio de Salud de Chile · saved copyHow many health centres does the municipality of Linares run?
19 public health establishments in Linares comuna are run by the municipality, 90.5% of the 21 public ones; that is 18.3 per 100,000 residents, 2nd highest of 63 Chilean cities on this site. The rest are run by the health service network or other bodies.
Source: Ministerio de Salud de Chile · saved copyWhere can you get emergency care in Linares?
5 public health establishments in Linares comuna have an emergency service in the register, including 1 hospital and 4 primary-care emergency units (SAPU, SAR or rural urgency service).
Source: Ministerio de Salud de Chile · saved copyHow many private clinics are there in Linares?
The register lists 24 private health establishments in operation in Linares comuna (23.1 per 100,000 residents, 9th highest of 63 Chilean cities on this site), including 0 private clinics and hospitals; private ones are 53.3% of the 45 public and private establishments.
Source: Ministerio de Salud de Chile · saved copyHow many health facilities does Linares have?
In all, the Ministry of Health register shows 48 health establishments in operation in Linares comuna, 46.2 per 100,000 residents, 5th highest of 63 Chilean cities on this site; this counts public, private and armed-forces facilities of every type, including laboratories, dental clinics and dialysis centres.
Source: Ministerio de Salud de Chile · saved copyHow much does Linares spend on primary health care?
The municipal health service of Linares spent CLP 25.6 billion in 2025, CLP 245,950 per resident of the comuna (7th highest of 33 Chilean cities on this site that report a municipal health service); staff costs were 77.7% of this (14th highest of 33 Chilean cities on this site that report a municipal health service). The regional health service transferred CLP 18.3 billion to it (CLP 176,053 per resident, 15th highest of 33 Chilean cities on this site that report a municipal health service) and the municipality added CLP 600.00 million from its general budget, 2.3% of the service's spending.
Source: Contraloria General de la Republica de Chile · saved copyHow Linares compares with other cities in Chile
Public health establishments per 100,000 residents (2026)
Linares ranks 1 of 63, highest first. Ministry of Health register, establishments in operation; population is the 2024 INE projection
| Rank | City | Public health establishments per 100,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linares | 20.2 |
| 2 | Ovalle | 20.1 |
| 3 | Los Ángeles | 18.8 |
| 4 | Valdivia | 18.1 |
| 5 | Puerto Montt | 16.4 |
| 6 | Punta Arenas | 15.1 |
| 7 | Osorno | 14.7 |
CESFAM and CECOSF primary-care centres per 100,000 residents (2026)
Linares ranks 15 of 63, highest first.
| Rank | City | CESFAM and CECOSF primary-care centres per 100,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Conchalí | 5.1 |
| 13 | La Granja | 5.0 |
| 14 | Talca | 5.0 |
| 15 | Linares | 4.8 |
| 16 | El Bosque | 4.7 |
| 17 | Curicó | 4.7 |
| 18 | Pudahuel | 4.6 |
Municipally run health establishments per 100,000 residents (2026)
Linares ranks 2 of 63, highest first.
| Rank | City | Municipally run health establishments per 100,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ovalle | 18.5 |
| 2 | Linares | 18.3 |
| 3 | Los Ángeles | 16.5 |
| 4 | Curicó | 12.8 |
| 5 | Puerto Montt | 12.5 |
| 6 | San Joaquín | 11.6 |
| 7 | Punta Arenas | 10.3 |
Private health establishments per 100,000 residents (2026)
Linares ranks 9 of 63, highest first.
| Rank | City | Private health establishments per 100,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Copiapó | 30.1 |
| 7 | Curicó | 24.5 |
| 8 | Coquimbo | 23.9 |
| 9 | Linares | 23.1 |
| 10 | Valdivia | 23.1 |
| 11 | Concepción | 21.7 |
| 12 | Temuco | 20.0 |
Municipal health service spending per resident, 2025 (CLP) (2025)
Linares ranks 7 of 33, highest first. Only the 33 listed cities whose municipality runs a health service
| Rank | City | Municipal health service spending per resident, 2025 (CLP) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ovalle | CLP 280,183 |
| 5 | Lo Espejo | CLP 266,591 |
| 6 | Los Ángeles | CLP 258,930 |
| 7 | Linares | CLP 245,950 |
| 8 | Talcahuano | CLP 240,747 |
| 9 | La Pintana | CLP 221,093 |
| 10 | Peñaflor | CLP 220,628 |
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Sources
- Contraloria General de la Republica de Chile: Base de datos de ejecucion presupuestaria municipal 2025 (file of 2 September 2026; this copy keeps the rows of the 63 listed comunas, because the national file is 57 MB; national file sha256 fb4318e0...cf4a), read 29 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 52c1329e4222…)
- Ministerio de Salud de Chile: Establecimientos de salud vigentes (register of health establishments, file of 28 October 2026), read 29 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 febff55e3612…)
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