Receptionists and customer service can't care less about their patients. Management need to learn…read moreto be responsive and at least fake they care when necessary, specially with those who had a bad experience at the front desk or with their employees.

From the owner: El Instituto de Oftalmología Castanera engloba la totalidad de especialidades quirúrgicas…read moreoftalmológicas, las cuales están estructuradas en Departamentos dirigidos por expertos en cada especialidad: Estrabismo y Oftalmología Pediátrica, Cirugía Refractiva, Cataratas, Cirugía Plástica Ocular, Diagnóstico y Tratamiento del Glaucoma, Patologías Vítreo-retinianas y Patologías del Segmento Anterior.

In the US, you pay nothing and get nothing. In Scandinavia, you pay a lot and get a lot. In…read moreCatalonia, you pay a lot and get nothing. The health care system is a perfect example of this. As an expat, the money you pay on Seguredad Social amount to between 150 and 250 Euro per month (out of an average salary of 1600 Euro before taxes), for which you get waiting lists for up to 1-2 years and doctors that don't speak English. With this in mind you would think that private hospitals would fill the void, right? Wrong. Places such as Clinica Corachan steal your money and deliver below-par performances that do not take care of the physical issues you have now paid twice for, publicly and privately. They do perform painful examinations though, which have no connection to the ills you have. They also don't speak English, and they do not answer your e-mails for follow-up questions and answers. These people should be ashamed of themselves.

From the owner: La Policlínica ICOA contempla un amplio abanico de especialidades médicas como oftalmología (con…read moreoperaciones de cataratas, laser miopia, glaucoma...), Cirugía General, Ginecologia (Ecografias y Visitas generales), Urología, Traumatología, Cirugía Plástica, Cirugia Vascular, Cardiología, Psicología y Fisioterapeuta (Rehabilitación). Éste centro cuenta con 12 consultas, equipado con 2 quirófanos de cirugía mayor ambulatória, etc.