Health in Los Ángeles, Chile: official figures
Los Ángeles comuna has 42 public health establishments in operation in the Ministry of Health register (7 family health centres (CESFAM), 7 community family health centres (CECOSF), 1 public hospital and 7 primary-care or rural emergency units), or 18.8 per 100,000 residents, 3rd highest of 63 Chilean cities on this site.
How many family health centres does Los Ángeles have per resident?
There are 6.3 CESFAM and CECOSF primary-care centres per 100,000 residents in Los Ángeles comuna (14 centres for 223,751 residents in the 2024 INE projection), 4th highest of 63 Chilean cities on this site.
Source: Ministerio de Salud de Chile · saved copyHow many health centres does the municipality of Los Ángeles run?
37 public health establishments in Los Ángeles comuna are run by the municipality, 88.1% of the 42 public ones; that is 16.5 per 100,000 residents, 3rd 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 Los Ángeles?
8 public health establishments in Los Ángeles comuna have an emergency service in the register, including 1 hospital and 7 primary-care emergency units (SAPU, SAR or rural urgency service).
Source: Ministerio de Salud de Chile · saved copyHow many private clinics are there in Los Ángeles?
The register lists 16 private health establishments in operation in Los Ángeles comuna (7.2 per 100,000 residents, 29th highest of 63 Chilean cities on this site), including 3 private clinics and hospitals; private ones are 27.6% of the 58 public and private establishments.
Source: Ministerio de Salud de Chile · saved copyHow many health facilities does Los Ángeles have?
In all, the Ministry of Health register shows 59 health establishments in operation in Los Ángeles comuna, 26.4 per 100,000 residents, 17th 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 Los Ángeles spend on primary health care?
The municipal health service of Los Ángeles spent CLP 57.9 billion in 2025, CLP 258,930 per resident of the comuna (6th highest of 33 Chilean cities on this site that report a municipal health service); staff costs were 78.2% of this (13th highest of 33 Chilean cities on this site that report a municipal health service). The regional health service transferred CLP 49.1 billion to it (CLP 219,289 per resident, 6th highest of 33 Chilean cities on this site that report a municipal health service) and the municipality added CLP 360.07 million from its general budget, 0.6% of the service's spending.
Source: Contraloria General de la Republica de Chile · saved copyHow Los Ángeles compares with other cities in Chile
Public health establishments per 100,000 residents (2026)
Los Ángeles ranks 3 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)
Los Ángeles ranks 4 of 63, highest first.
| Rank | City | CESFAM and CECOSF primary-care centres per 100,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Joaquín | 8.7 |
| 2 | Ovalle | 7.2 |
| 3 | Valdivia | 6.6 |
| 4 | Los Ángeles | 6.3 |
| 5 | Coronel | 6.2 |
| 6 | Pedro Aguirre Cerda | 5.7 |
| 7 | Talcahuano | 5.7 |
Municipally run health establishments per 100,000 residents (2026)
Los Ángeles ranks 3 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)
Los Ángeles ranks 29 of 63, highest first.
| Rank | City | Private health establishments per 100,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 32 | Macul | 6.5 |
Municipal health service spending per resident, 2025 (CLP) (2025)
Los Ángeles ranks 6 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | El Bosque | CLP 282,816 |
| 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 |
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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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