Health in Punta Arenas, Chile: official figures
Punta Arenas comuna has 22 public health establishments in operation in the Ministry of Health register (5 family health centres (CESFAM), 3 community family health centres (CECOSF), 1 public hospital and 4 primary-care or rural emergency units), or 15.1 per 100,000 residents, 6th highest of 63 Chilean cities on this site.
How many family health centres does Punta Arenas have per resident?
There are 5.5 CESFAM and CECOSF primary-care centres per 100,000 residents in Punta Arenas comuna (8 centres for 145,713 residents in the 2024 INE projection), 8th highest of 63 Chilean cities on this site.
Source: Ministerio de Salud de Chile · saved copyHow many health centres does the municipality of Punta Arenas run?
15 public health establishments in Punta Arenas comuna are run by the municipality, 68.2% of the 22 public ones; that is 10.3 per 100,000 residents, 7th 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 Punta Arenas?
5 public health establishments in Punta Arenas 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 Punta Arenas?
The register lists 20 private health establishments in operation in Punta Arenas comuna (13.7 per 100,000 residents, 19th highest of 63 Chilean cities on this site), including 3 private clinics and hospitals; private ones are 47.6% of the 42 public and private establishments.
Source: Ministerio de Salud de Chile · saved copyHow many health facilities does Punta Arenas have?
In all, the Ministry of Health register shows 48 health establishments in operation in Punta Arenas comuna, 32.9 per 100,000 residents, 13th 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 Punta Arenas compares with other cities in Chile
Public health establishments per 100,000 residents (2026)
Punta Arenas ranks 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Los Ángeles | 18.8 |
| 4 | Valdivia | 18.1 |
| 5 | Puerto Montt | 16.4 |
| 6 | Punta Arenas | 15.1 |
| 7 | Osorno | 14.7 |
| 8 | Curicó | 14.0 |
| 9 | Valparaíso | 12.5 |
CESFAM and CECOSF primary-care centres per 100,000 residents (2026)
Punta Arenas ranks 8 of 63, highest first.
| Rank | City | CESFAM and CECOSF primary-care centres per 100,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Coronel | 6.2 |
| 6 | Pedro Aguirre Cerda | 5.7 |
| 7 | Talcahuano | 5.7 |
| 8 | Punta Arenas | 5.5 |
| 9 | Chillán | 5.4 |
| 10 | Melipilla | 5.4 |
| 11 | Valparaíso | 5.3 |
Municipally run health establishments per 100,000 residents (2026)
Punta Arenas ranks 7 of 63, highest first.
| Rank | City | Municipally run health establishments per 100,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Curicó | 12.8 |
| 5 | Puerto Montt | 12.5 |
| 6 | San Joaquín | 11.6 |
| 7 | Punta Arenas | 10.3 |
| 8 | Buin | 10.2 |
| 9 | Coronel | 10.1 |
| 10 | Melipilla | 10.1 |
Private health establishments per 100,000 residents (2026)
Punta Arenas ranks 19 of 63, highest first.
| Rank | City | Private health establishments per 100,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Las Condes | 14.8 |
| 17 | Chillán | 14.7 |
| 18 | Rancagua | 13.8 |
| 19 | Punta Arenas | 13.7 |
| 20 | San Miguel | 13.1 |
| 21 | Iquique | 12.9 |
| 22 | Santiago | 12.7 |
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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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