| Centro Médico Excel | |
|---|---|
 View of Excel Hospital | |
| General information | |
| Type | hospital, office |
| Location | Zona Rio, Tijuana |
| Coordinates | 32°31′16″N 117°0′42″W / 32.52111°N 117.01167°W |
| Construction started | 1991 |
| Completed | 2018 |
| Opening | 1991 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 69 metres (226 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 22 |
Centro Médico Excel, or Excel Medical Center, is a skyscraper in Tijuana, Mexico. One of the most prominent buildings in the city, it is the 11th tallest building in Tijuana.
It is located within the central business district of Tijuana, the Zona Rio.[1]
History
Excel Medical Center’s founder is a cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon from California, Dr. Jose Hernandez Fujigaki. Excel Hospital performed the first open heart surgery program in Baja California Mexico. Today, Excel Hospital is the largest, multi specialty private hospital in Tijuana Mexico. Its heart program has grown to be the strongest in northwest Mexico.
Recent additions have turned it into a 22-story hospital and one of the largest medical centers in Tijuana. Excel hospital continues to grow and is currently under construction adding 34 stories for parking, doctors offices and more ancillary services for the medical community.
Use
It serves primarily as hospital, thus its name in Spanish, translated as Excel Medical Center. In addition to hospital space, the building maintains space for offices housing the hospital's management areas.
Excel Medical Center specializes in comprehensive medical procedures such as:
- Mammography & Radiology
- Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
- Cardiac Stress Testing
- Non-invasive Cardiology
- 9 Operating Rooms
- 15 Intensive Care Suites (U.S. Standards)
- Telemetry Monitoring
- Heart Surgery
- Pulmonary Surgery
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Prostate Surgery
- Hip and Knee Replacement
- Gastric Bypass Surgery
- Spine Surgery
- Pediatric Orthopaedics
- Oncology Surgery and Treatment
- Cosmetic Surgery
- Breast Augmentation or Reduction
- Dentistry, Implants
- Traumatology and Orthopaedics
- Physical Rehabilitation
- Pulmonary Therapy
- MRI and Tomography
- Emergency Care
- Intensive Care