Health in Lo Barnechea, Chile: official figures
Lo Barnechea comuna has 6 public health establishments in operation in the Ministry of Health register (1 family health centre (CESFAM), 2 community family health centres (CECOSF), 0 public hospitals and 1 primary-care or rural emergency unit), or 4.6 per 100,000 residents, 10th lowest of 63 Chilean cities on this site.
How many family health centres does Lo Barnechea have per resident?
There are 2.3 CESFAM and CECOSF primary-care centres per 100,000 residents in Lo Barnechea comuna (3 centres for 131,053 residents in the 2024 INE projection), 14th lowest of 63 Chilean cities on this site.
Source: Ministerio de Salud de Chile · saved copyHow many health centres does the municipality of Lo Barnechea run?
6 public health establishments in Lo Barnechea comuna are run by the municipality, 100.0% of the 6 public ones; that is 4.6 per 100,000 residents, 14th lowest 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 Lo Barnechea?
1 public health establishment in Lo Barnechea comuna has an emergency service in the register, including 0 hospitals and 1 primary-care emergency unit (SAPU, SAR or rural urgency service).
Source: Ministerio de Salud de Chile · saved copyHow many private clinics are there in Lo Barnechea?
The register lists 11 private health establishments in operation in Lo Barnechea comuna (8.4 per 100,000 residents, 28th highest of 63 Chilean cities on this site), including 3 private clinics and hospitals; private ones are 64.7% of the 17 public and private establishments.
Source: Ministerio de Salud de Chile · saved copyHow many health facilities does Lo Barnechea have?
In all, the Ministry of Health register shows 17 health establishments in operation in Lo Barnechea comuna, 13.0 per 100,000 residents, 30th lowest 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 Lo Barnechea spend on primary health care?
The municipal health service of Lo Barnechea spent CLP 18.3 billion in 2025, CLP 139,890 per resident of the comuna (5th lowest of 33 Chilean cities on this site that report a municipal health service); staff costs were 62.3% of this (the lowest of 33 Chilean cities on this site that report a municipal health service). The regional health service transferred CLP 9.0 billion to it (CLP 68,943 per resident, 3rd lowest of 33 Chilean cities on this site that report a municipal health service) and the municipality added CLP 5.9 billion from its general budget, 32.0% of the service's spending.
Source: Contraloria General de la Republica de Chile · saved copyHow Lo Barnechea compares with other cities in Chile
Public health establishments per 100,000 residents (2026)
Lo Barnechea ranks 54 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | La Florida | 5.2 |
| 52 | La Cisterna | 4.9 |
| 53 | Villa Alemana | 4.7 |
| 54 | Lo Barnechea | 4.6 |
| 55 | Recoleta | 4.6 |
| 56 | Santiago | 4.4 |
| 57 | Puente Alto | 4.3 |
CESFAM and CECOSF primary-care centres per 100,000 residents (2026)
Lo Barnechea ranks 50 of 63, highest first.
| Rank | City | CESFAM and CECOSF primary-care centres per 100,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Maipú | 2.7 |
| 48 | La Florida | 2.7 |
| 49 | Quilicura | 2.5 |
| 50 | Lo Barnechea | 2.3 |
| 51 | Antofagasta | 2.3 |
| 52 | Macul | 2.2 |
| 53 | Iquique | 2.2 |
Municipally run health establishments per 100,000 residents (2026)
Lo Barnechea ranks 50 of 63, highest first.
| Rank | City | Municipally run health establishments per 100,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | La Florida | 4.9 |
| 48 | Providencia | 4.9 |
| 49 | Peñaflor | 4.7 |
| 50 | Lo Barnechea | 4.6 |
| 51 | Macul | 4.3 |
| 52 | Villa Alemana | 4.1 |
| 53 | Antofagasta | 4.1 |
Private health establishments per 100,000 residents (2026)
Lo Barnechea ranks 28 of 63, highest first.
| Rank | City | Private health establishments per 100,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Valparaíso | 9.4 |
| 26 | Ñuñoa | 9.0 |
| 27 | Buin | 8.5 |
| 28 | Lo Barnechea | 8.4 |
| 29 | Los Ángeles | 7.2 |
| 30 | Huechuraba | 6.8 |
| 31 | Peñaflor | 6.6 |
Municipal health service spending per resident, 2025 (CLP) (2025)
Lo Barnechea ranks 29 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Concepción | CLP 162,924 |
| 27 | Quilicura | CLP 160,581 |
| 28 | Copiapó | CLP 152,392 |
| 29 | Lo Barnechea | CLP 139,890 |
| 30 | Recoleta | CLP 136,318 |
| 31 | Independencia | CLP 112,579 |
| 32 | Maipú | CLP 73,401 |
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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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