Today we visited our final two hospitals. The first hospital– a public sector hospital, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Fernández is located in Buenos Aires. The second hospital we visited is Swiss Medical in Buenos Aires as well. This is a very top notch private hospital with a high class building and interior design, opposed…
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Argentina day 9
Today we got to visit ICBA– private hospital in Buenos Aires. The hospital specializes in cardiovascular care. We had a quick lecture on how the hospital is managed. We looked into the hospitals margins of ROI in comparison to public hospitals in different areas. One thing I noticed is how beautiful the inside of the…
Argentina day 8
Today we had the amazing opportunity to take a tour around Recoleta and the Recoleta Cemetery. We were able to see amazing historical buildings all around the town. After seeing the views, we arrived at the cemetery. The cemetery contains around 4,800 vaults and mausoleums, which are house-like structures containing tombs and coffins within or…
Argentina Day 7
We started our day off today by going to the IES office where we had a presentation from Dr. Gabriel Novick who is the head of Swiss Medical. He talked to us about the entire health care system, how each section is financed. We discussed the competition in each sector within prices and power and…
Argentina day 6
Today we started off by meeting Dr. Daniel Farrente who is the current deputy minister of health in Argentina. We were able to get taught the history of Argentinian healthcare and he explained to us in detail how the system works because it is so complex. Next, we went to the Universidad de Austral in…
Argentina day 5
We started the day by having tango lessons at the IES office next to our hotel. The following thing we did was a tour of the Paroissien Hospital and then a tour of the National University of La Matanza. Both of these are owned by the government, which makes them free for locals. This hospital…
Argentina day 4
Today, we had the chance to explore more of Buenos Aires through a city bus tour. We visited neighborhoods like La Boca, San Telmo and Plaza de Mayo. Each place gave us insight in Argentinian history. La boca was the first stop, it is a small neighborhood with bright colored buildings and smaller streets. It…
Argentina Day 3
Today we started to take a look within the public sector within the heath care system of Argentina. We started the day with a long boat ride to through the Tigre Delta, were we took a tour of a local hospital. The hospital is very small and the population in Tigre rely on boat and…
Buenos Aires Day 2
Today we had the opportunity to visit the Universidad Austral in Pilar. After about an hour long bus ride, we were welcomed by members of the faculty. They met us with breakfast and gave us an introductory presentation about university and hospital within the university. The atmosphere was very professional and friendly, and it was…
Buenos Aires Day 1
After a long day of travel from going to Atlanta, then Buenos Aires overnight landing at around 9:30 am local time here we took a bus from the airport to the hotel to check in first. While being on the bus I was looking at the buildngs and the landscapes off the highway. I noticed…
Jacob Wizov intro
Hi! My name is Jacob Wizov, I just finished my first year as a Business Analytics student, and I am pursuing a minor in economics and a certificate in international business! I am from Lower Merion, Pennsylvania, but I was born in Washington, D.C. I moved to Lower Merion after only a couple years living…