Health and Medical Care
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Hospitals
Manta has a public hospital, an IESS hospital and several small private hospitals.
Manta's IESS hospital is a general hospital that was built after the earthquake of 2016. For more specialized care, patients are usually sent to the IESS hospital in Portoviejo, which is a hospital with many specializations.
In Portoviejo is also a specialized hospital for the treatment of cancer (SOLCA).