Transforming lives with care and technology

In Ecuador, millions of people have found in the Junta de Beneficencia a network of medical care that responds with humanity, innovation, and commitment. For more than a century, our work has been clear: to offer quality health care within everyone’s reach, regardless of their economic status.

Today, through our four specialized hospitals—Luis Vernaza, Alfredo Paulson, Roberto Gilbert Elizalde, and the Institute of Neurosciences—we provide high-level medical care, supported by cutting-edge technology and a professional team trained to face the most complex challenges of modern medicine.

Reference hospitals in the country

• Hospital Luis Vernaza
It is one of the oldest and most recognized hospitals in Latin America. National benchmark in gynecology-obstetrics, reconstructive surgery, burn care, ophthalmology, and traumatology. Each year, thousands of lives are saved thanks to its medical excellence.

• Hospital Alfredo Paulson
It specializes in highly complex care and organ transplants, integrating state-of-the-art medical technology with a human approach focused on the patient and their family.

• Hospital Roberto Gilbert Elizalde
Leader in comprehensive pediatric care and complex surgeries in children. Here, the youngest patients receive specialized care in a safe, compassionate, and technologically advanced environment.

• Institute of Neurosciences
Center of excellence in mental health and clinical neuroscience. It combines conventional treatments with cutting-edge therapies such as virtual reality, achieving significant advances in the rehabilitation and quality of life of its patients.

We don’t just provide medical care, we build hope. Our hospital network is constantly strengthened through the modernization and expansion of infrastructure, accessibility and quality in medical care, and the strategic positioning of its hospitals.

At the Junta de Beneficencia, each hospital, each doctor, each treatment is part of a legacy that continues to grow. And that legacy has an unwavering mission: to bring dignified, accessible, and quality health care to every corner of Ecuador.