Emergency and urgent care
Trauma, wounds and stitches, allergic reactions, infections, heat and dehydration, marine stings and bites. Walk in during opening hours and our team will see you.
A full walk-in clinic in the centre of Sámara: on-site laboratory, EKG, and emergency care, with ground ambulance and air evacuation when a case needs a hospital. No appointment necessary.
Diagnosis, treatment and transport. Most cases are closed in a single visit, without leaving Sámara.
Trauma, wounds and stitches, allergic reactions, infections, heat and dehydration, marine stings and bites. Walk in during opening hours and our team will see you.
Fevers, respiratory and stomach illness, ear and eye problems, and anything that has been getting worse instead of better.
Blood work and diagnostic testing done here, so a diagnosis does not wait for Nicoya.
Cardiac assessment on site, which in a town this size is the difference between knowing and guessing.
Surf and moto injuries, sunburn, food-borne illness, and documentation for your travel insurance claim.
Ongoing care for the people who live here year-round, from children to adults.
When a case needs a hospital, ground ambulance and air evacuation to Nicoya, Liberia or San José can be arranged.
Whoever is on shift, you are treated by someone trained to the same standard — the one Dr. Soto has built here since 1996. That is what makes a clinic dependable rather than a single person's schedule.
Our clinical lead trained in the emergency room at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, and that experience shapes how this clinic handles trauma, wounds and acute cases. It is why a serious injury in Sámara does not have to start with an hour's drive.
The clinic has kept patient records since 1996. Whoever sees you today can look up what happened last time, so you do not start from scratch and repeat a story you have already told.
No appointment, no referral, no waiting list. Come in during opening hours.
Diagnosis is only half of it. When a case is beyond what a clinic should handle, we say so, and we arrange the transport.
Consultations in fluent English and Spanish, including the part where the diagnosis is explained properly.
Samara Medical Center is run by a small clinical team, so care does not depend on any one person being in the building.
General practitioner. Medical degree, Universidad de Costa Rica; final year and emergency medicine training at Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami. Practicing in Sámara since 1996.
Has led the clinic's nursing care since 1996. Most patients in Sámara have been treated by Karla at least once, and most of them remember her name.
Pending: real names, roles and credentials. Send them over and these cards get filled in.
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday, 9:00am–5:00pm · Sunday, 9:00am–12:00pm
Bring ID and your insurance or travel policy details if you have them.
Lab work and EKG are done here, so most cases are resolved in one visit.
Written instructions, prescriptions, and paperwork for your insurance claim if you need it.
Ground ambulance or air evacuation to Nicoya, Liberia or San José is arranged from here.
In an emergency, call Samara Medical Center directly at +506 2656 0992. We handle emergencies and do everything possible to find the best solution for each case.
We have both transport options: ground ambulance and air evacuation. Depending on what the case requires, transfer to Nicoya, Liberia or San José is arranged.
In immediately life-threatening situations, you can also dial 9-1-1.
Emergencies: +506 2656 0992Walk in or call +506 2656 0992. No appointment needed.
Open Monday to Saturday 9am–5pm and Sunday 9am–12pm.
In the centre of Sámara, Guanacaste. Walk in and ask — there is no appointment desk.