Government Services
welcomes new immigrates to their country and they have many government
services to ensure that new arrivals have excellent care and opportunity.
Education
Public Education
The education system in Panama is modeled after the system in the United States. Education is free and compulsory for children ages 6 to 15.
Post-Secondary Education
The leading institution of higher education is the state run University of Panama. Their courses are available to foreigners and include courses in business, art,history, political science, biology, psychology, literature and Spanish.
The Universidad Santa Maria la Antigua is a private catholic university. The Universidad Latina de Panama offers MBA and doctorate programs in marketing, banking, finance, human resources and business administration.
They even offer group and individual Spanish classes or foreigners.
Balboa Academy - Private
Balboa Academy is a private, co-educational day school, which offers an American college preparatory educational program from pre-kindergarten to grade 12 for students of all nationalities.
The Academy’s goal is to provide a quality educational program for students with high potential who come from diverse cultural
backgrounds, interests and talents, and whose commonality is a desire to learn and achieve social and professional success.
The International School of Panama - Private
The International School of is a private, nonsectarian, co-educational day school, which offers a college preparatory program from pre-kindergarten to grade 12. It is the only school that offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma program.
The International School of Panama has established a strong academic reputation.
Oxford School – Private
The Oxford School is committed to the fulfillment of the goals of The National Curriculum of England and The University of Cambridge International Examinations.
The school offers dynamic programmes of international relevance and recognition and educates students of all backgrounds, beliefs, cultures and abilities to pursue academic excellence in an environment of understanding, cooperation, tolerance and constant effort.
Health Care
Hospital Punta Pacifica
City has world-class health care facilities. Many doctors are trained in the United States and speak English and Spanish. Private health is available in Panama but without health insurance the prices are still affordable (sometimes even less than the United States).
The Hospital Punta Pacifica is affiliated with Johns Hopkins Medicine International. This new hospital facility is state of the art and is located in the most prestigious part of . It possesses the highest standards of quality, care, security and technology.
The services at Hospital Punta Pacifica include:
• Allergy Center
• Children's Center
• Dental Center
• Diabetes Center
• Diagnostic & Therapeutic Center
• Dialysis Center
• Digestive Disease Center
• Ear, Nose & Throat Center
• Emergency Center
• Eye Center
• Eye Laser Refraction Center
• Health Screening Center
• Heart Center
• Horizon Regional Cancer Center
• Medical Clinics
• Orthopedic Center
• Plastic Surgery Center
• Rehabilitation Center
• Skin Center
• Skin Laser Center
• Sleep Disorders Center
• Surgical Clinics
• Women's Center
The hospital was designed to the standards of Johns Hopkins Medicine International and includes:
• 52 private rooms and 12 suites
• 8 private rooms for intensive care and critical care patients.
• 3 beds for semi-intensive care patients
• 2 hemodialysis treatment units
• 1 isolation room
• 8 cradles for neonatal critical therapy
• Neonatology ward for up to 20 newborns
• 4 intelligent operating rooms
• 2 childbirth operating rooms
• 3 labor and delivery rooms
• Recovery room
The San Fernando Hospital and the Paitilla Medical Center are also very prestigious and well known for the good service they offer.
Emergency numbers
Firemen
Emergency line: 103
Police
Emergency line: 104
Sinaproc (natural disasters)
Emergency line: 335
RED CROSS
Phone: (507) 315-138/ 89
National Air Service
Phone: (507) 238-1000
National Maritime Service
phone: (507) 211-6000
