A network of hospitals around the country provides general and emergency health services to millions of people.

Clinics and hospitals: Besides departmental, municipal and university clinics and hospitals, there are many private clinics and hospitals offering a variety of medical services.

Major cities boast internationally prestigious clinics and there is great demand from foreign clients for medical services related to heart conditions (University of Antioquia Hospital in Medellín); optometry and ophthalmology (Barraquer Clinic Bogotá); orthodontia; and plastic surgery in cities such as Bogotá, Medellín y Cali.