Hospitals with an emergency room in Guadalajara
Facilities that report an emergency department. From Mexico's Ministry of Health resource inventory (2024).
We list 18 facilities with emergency room in Guadalajara, taken from the Ministry of Health's resource inventory. 16 of them report inpatient capacity, 3,998 beds between them. All of them list a phone number.
Antiguo Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Fray Antonio Alcalde
Nuevo Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Dr. Juan I. Menchaca
Hes Cmn Occidente
Hgr 46 Guadalajara
Hgr 110 Oblatos
Hgr 45 Guadalajara
Hgz 89 Guadalajara
Hospital Militar Regional de Especialidades de Guadalajara
Hgo Cmn Occidente
Hgz 14 Guadalajara
HP Cmn Occidente
Unidad Medica Dr. Jesús Delgadillo y Araujo
Instituto Jalisciense de Cirugia Reconstructiva Dr. Jose Guerrerosantos
Unidad Medica Dr. Leonardo Oliva Alzaga
Unidad Medica Dr. Francisco Ruiz Sanchez
Unidad Medica Dr. Ernesto Arias Gonzalez
Unidad Médica Dr. Mario Rivas Souza
Unidad Medica de Urgencias "ignacio Allende"
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What an emergency department is
An emergency department stays open continuously and receives anyone whose problem cannot wait for a scheduled appointment. Staff apply triage, sorting patients by severity, so the person at greatest risk is seen first even if they arrived later. That is why a mild case can wait a long time in a half-empty waiting room. Not every hospital has one, and some that do will not accept particular cases, such as deliveries or major trauma, when they lack the corresponding unit.
When to go, and when not to
An emergency department is for situations that threaten life or function: chest pain, difficulty breathing, loss of consciousness, bleeding that will not stop, head injuries, extensive burns, or sudden symptoms on one side of the body. Faced with any of these, the first step is to call 911 rather than search for a hospital online. A complaint that has lasted days, a prescription that ran out, or a routine test is better handled in an outpatient clinic or by a general practitioner, where the wait will also be shorter.
Worth checking in advance
It pays to know which hospital with an emergency department is nearest to your home and your workplace, whether it belongs to the institution you are affiliated with, and what documents it asks for. In the public sector emergency care is not refused, but a subsequent admission usually depends on your affiliation. If you hold private medical insurance, confirm with your insurer which hospitals are in network: arriving at one outside it will not stop you being treated, but it changes entirely what you will pay.
Frequently asked questions
How many facilities with emergency room are there in Guadalajara?
18 facilities in Guadalajara report emergency room in the Ministry of Health's resource inventory. The list on this page shows each one with its address and, where we have it, a phone number. The inventory covers establishments that report to it, so a private clinic that does not report will not appear.
What should I do in an emergency?
Call 911. It is free from any phone in Mexico and the operator will send an ambulance and route you to the nearest suitable hospital, which is faster and safer than choosing one from a list. Use this page to plan ahead — to know which hospitals near you keep an emergency department open — not to decide during an emergency.
Which of them can admit a patient?
16 of the 18 report inpatient beds, 3,998 between them; each card shows its own count. A facility with no bed count reported either does not admit patients or did not report the figure — worth confirming by phone before you travel.
What else do these facilities offer?
Besides emergency room, the most common units among them are a clinical laboratory (17), inpatient beds (16), an operating theatre (15). That matters when a case needs more than one department in the same building — being moved between hospitals costs time.
Is this list a quality ranking?
No. The order reflects how much verified information we hold about each facility — capacity, services, specialties and listed doctors — not the quality of care. Private establishments do not report to the capacity inventory, so their entries look sparser here than their size would suggest.