Health in Puente Alto, Chile: official figures
Puente Alto comuna has 29 public health establishments in operation in the Ministry of Health register (10 family health centres (CESFAM), 0 community family health centres (CECOSF), 3 public hospitals and 8 primary-care or rural emergency units), or 4.3 per 100,000 residents, 7th lowest of 63 Chilean cities on this site.
How many family health centres does Puente Alto have per resident?
There are 1.5 CESFAM and CECOSF primary-care centres per 100,000 residents in Puente Alto comuna (10 centres for 667,904 residents in the 2024 INE projection), 3rd lowest of 63 Chilean cities on this site.
Source: Ministerio de Salud de Chile · saved copyHow many health centres does the municipality of Puente Alto run?
20 public health establishments in Puente Alto comuna are run by the municipality, 69.0% of the 29 public ones; that is 3.0 per 100,000 residents, 6th 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 Puente Alto?
9 public health establishments in Puente Alto comuna have an emergency service in the register, including 3 hospitals and 8 primary-care emergency units (SAPU, SAR or rural urgency service).
Source: Ministerio de Salud de Chile · saved copyHow many private clinics are there in Puente Alto?
The register lists 21 private health establishments in operation in Puente Alto comuna (3.1 per 100,000 residents, 17th lowest of 63 Chilean cities on this site), including 2 private clinics and hospitals; private ones are 42.0% of the 50 public and private establishments.
Source: Ministerio de Salud de Chile · saved copyHow many health facilities does Puente Alto have?
In all, the Ministry of Health register shows 50 health establishments in operation in Puente Alto comuna, 7.5 per 100,000 residents, 4th 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 Puente Alto compares with other cities in Chile
Public health establishments per 100,000 residents (2026)
Puente Alto ranks 57 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | Lo Barnechea | 4.6 |
| 55 | Recoleta | 4.6 |
| 56 | Santiago | 4.4 |
| 57 | Puente Alto | 4.3 |
| 58 | Macul | 4.3 |
| 59 | Maipú | 4.3 |
| 60 | Quilicura | 4.0 |
CESFAM and CECOSF primary-care centres per 100,000 residents (2026)
Puente Alto ranks 61 of 63, highest first.
| Rank | City | CESFAM and CECOSF primary-care centres per 100,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Independencia | 2.0 |
| 58 | Ñuñoa | 1.9 |
| 59 | Peñaflor | 1.9 |
| 60 | Estación Central | 1.8 |
| 61 | Puente Alto | 1.5 |
| 62 | Santiago | 1.3 |
| 63 | Las Condes | 0.6 |
Municipally run health establishments per 100,000 residents (2026)
Puente Alto ranks 58 of 63, highest first.
| Rank | City | Municipally run health establishments per 100,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | Independencia | 3.9 |
| 56 | Recoleta | 3.6 |
| 57 | Ñuñoa | 3.4 |
| 58 | Puente Alto | 3.0 |
| 59 | San Miguel | 2.8 |
| 60 | Maipú | 2.7 |
| 61 | Santiago | 1.5 |
Private health establishments per 100,000 residents (2026)
Puente Alto ranks 47 of 63, highest first.
| Rank | City | Private health establishments per 100,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | San Pedro de la Paz | 3.9 |
| 45 | Peñalolén | 3.7 |
| 46 | Quilicura | 3.3 |
| 47 | Puente Alto | 3.1 |
| 48 | Coronel | 3.1 |
| 49 | Pedro Aguirre Cerda | 2.9 |
| 50 | Pudahuel | 2.3 |
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Sources
- 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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