Centro Médico Excel (Excel Medical Center), or Hospital Excel (Excel Hospital) is a
mixed-use
Mixed use is a type of urban development, urban design, urban planning and/or a zoning classification that blends multiple uses, such as residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment, into one space, where those functions ...
skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Most modern sources define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition, other than being very tall high-rise bui ...
in
Tijuana
Tijuana is the most populous city of the Mexican state of Baja California, located on the northwestern Pacific Coast of Mexico. Tijuana is the municipal seat of the Tijuana Municipality, the hub of the Tijuana metropolitan area and the most popu ...
,
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
. One of the prominent buildings in the city, it is the
11th tallest building in Tijuana.
It is located within
Zona Río
Zona Río (English: "River Zone") is an official zone, and the main modern business district, of the city of Tijuana, Mexico.
Zona Río is located at a strategic point, in the north of the city, about from the U.S.-Mexico border and from downto ...
, the
central business district
A central business district (CBD) is the Commerce, commercial and business center of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides wit ...
of
Tijuana
Tijuana is the most populous city of the Mexican state of Baja California, located on the northwestern Pacific Coast of Mexico. Tijuana is the municipal seat of the Tijuana Municipality, the hub of the Tijuana metropolitan area and the most popu ...
.
Centro Medico Excel on Skyscraperpage.com
/ref>
History
The founder of this center is Dr. Jose Hernandez Fujigaki, a cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon from California. Excel Hospital performed the first open heart surgery program in Baja California
Baja California, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California, is a state in Mexico. It is the northwesternmost of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1952, the area was known as the North Territory of B ...
, Mexico. The increase of medical tourism in Tijuana as well as the demand for medical centers in the city have made the hospital transform into a multi-building medical center, currently consisting of Building A (tallest building, blue in color, has the name of the hospital at its top) and Building B (orange in color). Today, it remains as the largest, multispecialty private hospital in Tijuana. Its heart program has grown to be the strongest in northwestern Mexico.
Recent additions have turned it into a 22-story multi-building hospital and one of the largest medical centers in Tijuana. Due to its growth and the increasing demand for medical tourism and services in Tijuana, a third building (dubbed “Building C” as a placeholder) is currently under construction. The building is planned to have 34 stories for parking, doctor’s offices and more ancillary services for the medical community in the city when completed.
Use
Excel Medical Center serves primarily as hospital and as a medical tourism hub. In addition to hospital space, the building maintains space for offices housing the hospital's management areas.
The 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
See also
*List of tallest buildings in Tijuana
This is a list of tallest buildings in the city of Tijuana, Baja California. Tijuana has the most high rises in northern Mexico after Monterrey. The tallest highrise in Tijuana is Newcity Medical Plaza at
Tallest buildings
This list ranks Tij ...
References
External links
{{Portal bar, Mexico, Architecture, Medicine
Skyscrapers in Tijuana
Buildings and structures in Tijuana
Buildings and structures completed in 1991
Office buildings completed in 1991
Office buildings in Mexico
Skyscraper office buildings in Mexico
Hospitals in Mexico
Hospital buildings completed in 1991
1991 establishments in Mexico