SPECIALTIES

We provide specialized care in psychiatry and clinical psychology, working in a coordinated, to identify the main causes of disease, providing an individual approach. Our specialists have a long and proven track record in their field.

When do you need to receive mental health care?

If you or your family have any of the following situations, It is wise to seek an appointment with the Mental Health Service:

We provide active care for patients with advanced disease (oncologic is or noncancer origin), so we accompany the patient, when cure is not achievable, to live with as much comfort as possible, alleviating their suffering. It includes care of patients with cancer at any stage of the disease.

We provide emotional support, spiritual and / or social, both in hospital and outpatient. We favor the autonomy of the patient, including care of family care and bereavement.

The specialty of Diabetology, derived from Internal Medicine, It was created to manage the diabetic patient, integrating diagnosis, treatment and prevention of obesity, dyslipidemia and sedentary lifestyle as the origin of DM2, and management of both the diabetic patient type 2 with insulin therapy, as the management of the diabetic patient type 1.

If diagnostics, treats and manages:

We have health professionals and resources dedicated to the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of endocrine diseases, as thyroid disorders and hormonal. Our professionals have a long and proven track record, trained in international reference centers.

Structural thyroid disease

Functional thyroid disease

Disorders of intermediary metabolism

gonadal pathology

adrenal pathology

pituitary pathology:

Thyroid cancer

It is done the evaluation of trauma patients, neurological, pediatric and adult, Prescription of physical therapy plans, occupational, language and swallowing disorders.

Clinical Hematology area is a branch of Internal Medicine in charge of the study, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the hematopoietic system, peripherally blood, bone marrow, lymphoid tissue and spleen.

For this purpose we have a human talent with the highest standards of preparation and human quality, and very high quality facilities.

Hematology is performed the following procedures and treatments:

procedures

treatments

We have highly experienced specialists and training, allowing us to work on the main objective of the clinical microbiology: identify the etiologic agent of an infection and determining susceptibility to certain antimicrobial.

Examinations offered by the Laboratory of Microbiology and Tuberculosis:
Direct microbiological diagnosis by colorations or stains

Microbiological diagnosis by culture

Indirect microbiological diagnosis

This allows Serology indirectly detecting a pathogen through the specific antibodies produced by the individual against said pathogen. The techniques employed for detecting antigens using antibodies known, that specifically bind to the antibodies present in the sample of the patient. They can be mainly used ELISA techniques, indirect immunofluorescence, floculación, immunochromatography, etc. These indirect tests differentiate primary infection from a chronic infection or reinfection, because the serological response in each of these situations is different. as Leptospira, Dengue, Zika, Lyme's desease, etc.

Direct microbiological diagnosis

This study allows directly detecting the organism in the sample (antigen).

Microbiological diagnosis by molecular

Direct detection of the microorganism:

Sensitivity tests

Which indicate how antimicrobial may treat the patient. The methodologies are:

Pathology Laboratory was created to meet the requirements of the medical profession as regards histopathological analysis of various tissues and expression in them of the countless diseases affecting humans.

Processing and study:

cytologies

Types of cytologies:

biopsies

Biopsies Types:

Biopsies of any organ of the human anatomy to meet the requirements of the medical profession as refers to the histopathological analysis of various tissues and expression therein of the many diseases that affect humans.

molecular pathology

contracted services by agreement:

Theranostics diagnostic tests and end-edge available on the domestic market.

We serve patients considering their family and social context, Our goal is to make our patients have a good health, providing the information necessary to empower the patient and self-care.

Care for children and adolescents

We provide the following services:

Adult care

We provide the following services:

Diseases of women as:

diseases prevalent as the average adult:

geriatric care

Diagnosis, treatment and handling problems as:

Internal Medicine provides comprehensive care to adult patients. It has been found that hospitalized patients are increasingly complex, older and having multiple diseases, so your care becomes increasingly complicated and require highly specialized and coordinated teamwork by an internist.

Quito Vozandes Hospital has a team of competent and specialized internists, all with recognized professional, whose field of action is derived from its integrated vision, coordinating and integrating the set of medical care that the patient requires.

Services offered:

We deal with the diagnosis and treatment of kidney diseases, We provide quality service, through top-level professionals. At the moment the nephrology department consists of first class medical specialists who stand out both for its quality service and its experience, who they are trained to perform acute and chronic dialytic techniques, renal biopsy, placement of central and peritoneal catheters, among others.

A. neuropsychological assessment

Neuropsychology Assessment is a diagnostic method that helps determine the presence of cognitive syndromes and / or behavioral problems that can cause nervous system development, brain damage or neurodegenerative process. This test supports the analysis of etiology and topography, possible evolution and rehabilitation measures for the patient. full support is given to the understanding of the results obtained both the patient and the family, the type of therapy to follow and guidelines to take into account external avientes (familiar, employment and education).

B. Rehabilitation and Therapy

therapeutic method aimed to compensate and improve cognitive deficits caused by trauma, neurological and psychological diseases affecting the development of the person.

A.1 Areas of intervention

Childish

Intervenes in three groups of children:

Within exploration and rehabilitation must take into account the time in which the injury occurred, as meditative and evolutionary development of the child is in the process of changing into adulthood.

Objectives of the evaluation.

Adult

intervention and after having suffered some brain damage as a result of an accident or illness is responsible for evaluation as they are:

The assessment in the adult offers a descriptive study of the current state of the patient, It allows a diagnosis, designing a rehabilitation plan, identify prognostic factors and family counseling in the management of the patient.

Intervention methodology:

Elderly

Neuropsychology of aging studies changes in complex psychological processes related that occurs in the brain during aging.

Types of patients in pathological aging:

Cognitive impairment neurodegenerative process underlying a person affects the cognitive level, social, behavioral and emotional. We must also consider working with a person with cognitive impairment involves knowing and respecting their social and family environment.

The objective of the evaluation is to determine the type and degree of impairment of cognitive functions that the patient. Intervention in the pathological aging.

It is a branch of Internal Medicine responsible for diagnosing, manage and treat all patients suffering from benign or malignant tumor diseases.

For this purpose the Hospital Vozandes Quito HVQ S.A. It has medical oncologists with preparation of the highest academic level and human quality.

treatment is performed for diseases:

Attention is provided in:

Evaluation, diagnosis and treatment:

We have specialized medical care for patients with non-traumatic medical pathology of the locomotor (that cause pain, inflammation, rigidity, deformity or limitation of movement) and systemic autoimmune diseases (affect any organ of the body, as kidney, lung, brain, skin, eyes), the same that can affect people of all ages.

Our specialists work in coordination with professionals from other branches, to treat patients with different comorbidities that require your attention. They are qualified to diagnose and treat:

Generally combine the three options:

1) pharmacological

2) Interventional procedures guided ultrasound ray fluoroscopy X

Techniques used:

3) Other supplementary methods

Office Hours:

Tuesday 16:00 – 18:00 pm
Thursday 15:30 – 17:00 pm

This unit provide care to critically ill patients, from birth to 28 days old, They are requiring a permanent and rigorous attention to 24 hours of the day. It consists of a multidisciplinary team, Highly specialized in handling this type of patient.

Visiting hours and information to relatives of 12.00 to 13.00 and 18.00 to 19.00

We have the highest technology for the management of diseases of varying complexity, We support us a great experience in both open and minimally invasive surgery, for which we have a team of great quality and training.

We offer personalized attention 24 hours of the day every day of the year. We work coordinated and collaborative with the various services, to offer the patient a comprehensive treatment of their disease.

The most common procedures are:

procedures

Surgery advanced laparoscopic: (Laparoscopia 3D)

oncological surgery of the digestive tract and overall:

Trauma surgery

Vozandes Hospital in Quito we have professionals specialized in the administration of anesthesia in surgical procedures, by applying the best techniques, in order to protect and regulate vital functions. His work involves from the study and preparation of the patient before surgery, for which will be reviewed by an anesthesiologist / a in the days before his speech at the Pre anesthetic consultation, or will be visited in your room, if you are admitted to the hospital. Assists in any surgical procedure, and complex surgeries like heart, advanced neurological, radiological interventionism, and endoscopic, as well as in the treatment of pain.

We have modern equipment that allows a complete and safe monitoring of vital functions: heart, respiratory, brain and muscle before, during and after their intervention.

The comprehensive treatment of overweight and obesity is one of the biggest challenges of public health globally. Vozandes Hospital in Quito thanks to the participation of a multidisciplinary team we offer our patients all the tools to achieve their goals for weight control and healthy eating habits. Surgical treatment of obesity - Bariatric Surgery, involves more than an isolated decision, It comprises a process through which the patient is able to understand that the preoperative preparation is critical to the success of any bariatric procedure.

Currently surgical procedures that aim to control obesity are two main types: restrictive as gastric sleeve and mixed: malabsorptive / restrictive as gastric bypass.

Hospital Vozandes Quito, account for more than 30 years with the Head and Neck Service, It was created with the aim of providing a comprehensive and highly specialized care in diseases such as benign and malignant tumors:

further, This service provides significantly to the management of patients with maxillofacial trauma and neck, as well as, to treat infections of this area.

We perform open-heart surgeries for more than fifteen years, It is recognized as one of the best services in the country, our surgeons are specialists trained in international centers, who perform highly complex surgeries, with or without cardiopulmonary bypass systems. Each case, prior to performing surgery, It is rigorously reviewed in a Medical Board, who analyze the most benefit for the patient.

We provide care for:

Treat conditions:

The most common procedures are:

We have specialists dedicated to cancer diagnosis and treatment:

We have a multidisciplinary medical team, specialize in serving reconstructive surgery (neurosurgery, ophthalmology, plastic surgery, Otorhinolaryngology, odontology).

Among the main services we offer are:

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Trauma care

Infection care

Infection care

Cysts and tumors

malformations

implantology

Others

Sequelae management of all types of cystic tumor traumatic pathologies

Our Thoracic Surgery Department consists of a team of professionals specializing in the management of thoracic pathology, with several years of experience in all fields of thoracic pathology. We work closely with other services, multidisciplinary care provided.

We are dedicated to the treatment of diseases affecting the chest:

Trachea and subglottis

traumatism, Tumors Benign and Malignant, Stenosis, Malaysia, interventionism, Stents dilations, Strange bodies, Airway reconstruction Cervical Thoracic, Tuberculosis, Flexible bronchoscopy and Rígida.

CHEST WALL

Chest deformities, Tumors Benign and Malignant, Ravitch surgery, Deformity correction with modern techniques like Minimally Invasive: Nuss surgery, Abranson surgery. CHEST tRAUMA, Fractures fixation Costales and Sternal, infections, reconstructions.
Non-surgical treatment of pectus Carinatum (Pigeon breast) without surgery, by dynamic compression system FMF

MEDIASTINUM

Benign tumors, Malignos, cysts, Adenopatías, infections, Mediastinitis, traumatism, Heavy Miastenia, Videotoracoscopia, mediastinoscopy, Esternotomias.

LUNGS

Interstitial lung disease, Benign tumors, Lung cancer, metastatic tumors, infections, Necrotizing pneumonia, abscesses, bronchiectasis, Lung cysts, Congenital malformations, Lung Volume Reduction in Pulmonary Emphysema resections: biopsies, Lobectomías, Bilobectomias, pneumonectomies, Minimally Invasive resections By Videothoracoscopy, Spontaneous pneumothorax surgery Primary and Secondary.

thoracotomy. - Next to join Team Lung Transplant specialist (Pre Curriculum approved by the authorities of the Hospital).

DIAPHRAGM

Hernias, Diaphragmatic paresis, traumatism, tumors, videothoracoscopy, thoracotomy.

ESOPHAGUS

Thoracic trauma and Cervical Esophagus, perforations, Mediastinitis, Exclusions Esophagoscopy Esophageal Rígida, Thoracic esophagectomy. Reconstructions in cases of Esophagus Colo type or gastroplasty is performed by General Surgery, accompaniment in time Thoracic and Cervical. Strange bodies. videothoracoscopy, thoracotomy

PLEURA

Pleural effusion benign and malignant, Pleurodesis, Quilotórax, empyema, videothoracoscopy, thoracotomy.

EXCESSIVE SWEAT AND SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM

Excessive underarm sweating, Palmar, Facial, Blush, Minimally invasive surgery through a small incision 5 mm axilla.

Our specialists have extensive experience and training, giving attention to 24 hours of the day, we address the different pathologies, including accidents and sports injuries.

Other methods, We perform:

We have materials and tools art, thus we guarantee proper treatment to patients.

We serve patients with diseases of arteries, veins and lymphatic, both scheduled or outpatient pinch, according to the need, on this last case, service is available 24 hours of the day, every day of the year.
Clinical and surgical treatment is personalized, based on the latest guidelines for disease management, using current procedures such as arterial and venous endovascular surgery: of course, giving priority to the implementation of preventive measures to control risk factors for each disease.

We are experts in:

Venosa surgery

It is done:

Arterial surgery

It is done:

congestive syndrome

It is done:

Renal insufficiency

It is done:

Our service offering covers a wide range of procedures, which they are supported by experienced professionals and prestigious, formed in different reference centers at national and international level.

Surgeries and / or procedures performed:

The service is at the forefront of diagnosis and treatment in different diseases ear, nose, pharynx, larynx.

Serving people who have:

Services performed:

Procedure room

We have a competent team of specialists, who they have extensive and proven experience, with great professionalism they serve the needs of patients.

Diagnostic studies conducted:

We are a leader in trauma management at local and national level. We perform procedures and treatments from the simplest to the highest complexity.

We have specialists in orthopedics and traumatology, Spinal Traumatologists and Pediatric Traumatology with Great Experience and Training, giving attention to 24 hours of the day. We address the different pathologies, including accidents and sports injuries.

Procedures we perform:

We have highly trained specialists in Urology General, Urologic Oncology, Pediatric urology, Endourological for handling all diseases and disorders of the genitourinary apparatus.
We technology with minimally invasive surgical procedures, endourology and laparoscopy for diagnosis and treatment of our patients.

Treated conditions: