Health

The mission of the Artemisa  Provincial Department of Public Health is:  direct, execute  and control the implementation  of the policy of the State and the Government regarding Public Health; it takes part in the training of health professionals and the development of medical sciences, and enforces the adjustments or territorial policies dictated by the Municipal Assembly of People's Power.

There are the "Ciro Redondo" General Hospital,  located in Artemisa and the "Comandante Pinares",  in San Cristóbal (before it belonged to Pinar del Río), it is now the largest in the province with 480 beds. The General Hospital of Guanajay is now the Provincial Pediatric Hospital. There  are polyclinics in all  municipalities. The Municipal Health and Epidemiology Centers and the Medical Sciences Information Center of Artemisa are part of the Health network. Read more...