 If by any
chance you feel sick during your stay in our destination, you must be aware that all the
hotels have doctors.
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Most of the big hotels have an "in-house" doctor and
the medium to little hotels have one "on call" that will come and treat you right
away.
The vast majority of hotel's doctors are bilingual (English-Spanish). |
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo has three hospitals, Hospital
IMSS (operated by the Social Security Institute), Hospital General
(operated by the Federal Government Health Department) and Hospital
Naval (operated by the Mexican Navy). All of them will treat
tourists in case of any eventuality or sickness.
 "Hospital General" (Zihuatanejo) has Dialysis equipment.
"Hospital Naval" (Ixtapa) has a Hyperbaric Chamber for emergencies. Both give service
to visitors and tourists.
Clinics
(small private hospitals) are also available with specialists in many branches.
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If you will ever
need an ambulance with urgency, please dial 065
from any regular phone, including public phones (you don't
need a phone-card to make this type of call). Not applicable
for cellular phones. |
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Private
Ground Ambulances and Air Ambulance services are at hand if necessary.
We also have a local clinic of the Mexican Red Cross in Zihuatanejo,
for emergencies and general practice.
We hope you
will never require the use of them, but if the need arises they are all available for your
protection.
A good advice...
 Many
things are said about the quality of city water in Mexico; some are true, but also some
are false. In Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo the city water is treated
with chlorine gas to the international standard levels and according to the guidelines of
the Comision Nacional del Agua (National Water Commission; a Federal Bureau for the
Exploitation and Quality of the water). Additionally, most of the hotels in Ixtapa and some in Zihuatanejo will do
a second in-house treatment based in ultraviolet rays and sediments filtration, to assure
you a good quality of potable water. Watch for signs that will advice you that the faucet
water is 100% drinkable or that will tell you where you can find the treated water (if in doubt, the best thing is to ask!).
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In
regard to raw vegetables, most restaurants will treat them with commercial anti-germs food
solutions before cooking or before preparation of fresh salads (again,
if in doubt, ask!). Don't miss the chance to taste one of our delicious tropical
salads just because somebody told you not to eat raw vegetables while in Mexico. Ask the
waiter how they treat them, and then decide for yourself. |
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We're sure you have heard about Moctezuma's Revenge and this condition has
always been blamed to the water and vegetables. In reality, most of the time, the cause is
the change of food and habitat of the tourist. When you come to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo,
you will indulge in very spice foods, lots of sea foods and some extra beers, tequilas and
cocktails from the start; this will sometimes upset your stomach because it's far away
from your regular diet and specially in a hot climate like ours. So take it easy on the
food and drinks for the first few days, and you'll be okay for your whole vacation.
Say
"no-no" to Moctezuma.
If you have a minor case of diarrhea you can take
"Lomotil"® (no
prescription required) and follow instructions of the pharmacist,
otherwise consult a doctor.
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Nonetheless... SALUD AMIGO !!! |
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