Bogota, Colombia · Hospital
Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota: booking, waiting time and prices for international patients
Prices checked 27 October 2026 (Taipei time)
Short answer
Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota is a university hospital in Bogota with a service for patients from abroad: international Patient Office: supports patients including those with foreign insurance, coordinates administrative paperwork, appointments, insurers, lodging and transport; bilingual team; online form to request a quote; WhatsApp lines +57 311 296 1151 and +57 320 420 4201 (24/7). It says it is JCI accredited.
- Type
- University hospital
- Accreditation
- Joint Commission International (JCI): 'first hospital certified in Colombia' in 2009; 21 certified clinical care centres (its own claim), Planetree person-centred care certification (recertification visit announced on home page) (its own claim)
- Known for
- Cancer care, Imaging, Digestive and Heart
- Booking time
- Not published; replies Our team will contact you within 48 hours
- Languages
- English and Spanish
How soon it can see you, against the wait at home
Each line is Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota's own words about time, sorted by what it measures. A hospital's booking time is a promise for its international service, not an official statistic; ask for a date in writing, and only then book flights.
Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota does not publish how soon it can book you; it does say how fast it replies.
How fast it answers an enquiry
- Reply to the international patient form: Our team will contact you within 48 hours Its words: “nuestro equipo lo estara contactando en un plazo de 48 horas” Source
| Treatment here | Wait in UK | Wait in Canada | Wait in Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRI scan | 22.0% waiting over 6 weeks | Median 59 days; 1 in 10 waited over 206 days | No figure |
| CT scan | 11.2% waiting over 6 weeks | Median 14.7 days; 1 in 10 waited over 144 days | No figure |
What Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota is known for
- Cancer care. Radiotherapy (Radixact X9), PET-CT Source
- Imaging. Outpatient diagnostic imaging centre and women's imaging Source
- Digestive. Gastroenterology procedures (booking by email agendamiento.gastroenterologia@fsfb.org.co) Source
- Heart. Cardiology procedures, Centro Cardiovascular 123 Source
Size and track record, in its own words
- 'mas de 50 anos de experiencia'; '21 centros de cuidados clinicos acreditados por la Joint Commission International' Source
- Calls itself 'Hospital Universitario'; equipment includes Radixact X9, digital PET-CT, neuronavigator, SPECT-CT gamma cameras and the da Vinci robot Source
- News item: named best hospital in Colombia and third in Latin America in the IntelLat 2025 ranking (provider's statement) Source
How to book as a foreign patient
Fill in the online form on the International Patient page and request a quote; the team evaluates the case, replies with the steps to follow. WhatsApp available 24/7. Form acknowledgement says the team will contact you within 48 hours. International patients page
Treatments and published prices
It offers MRI scans and CT scans. Compare every provider in Colombia: no comparison page yet.
Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota does not publish prices on the pages we read. Ask for a written, itemised quote: what is included, the implant or lens brand, nights in hospital and follow-up.
Before you book. The international page is mostly in Spanish; the English 'International Patients' menu link points to the same page. The former domain fsfb.org.co now returns an IBM HTTP Server default page and 404s; the current site is fundacionsantafedebogota.com. JCI timeline lists accreditation cycles 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022 and 2025 without descriptions; the 2009 first-certification claim is in the same page.
Listing is not a recommendation: we chose providers with an international patient service and their own published information, and we have not inspected any of them. Read what governments advise about treatment abroad.
Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota: questions
How do I book Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota as a foreign patient?
Fill in the online form on the International Patient page and request a quote; the team evaluates the case, replies with the steps to follow. WhatsApp available 24/7. Form acknowledgement says the team will contact you within 48 hours.
How long is the wait at Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota?
Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota does not publish how soon it can book you, but it says it replies to enquiries Our team will contact you within 48 hours. Ask the international office for a treatment date in writing before you book flights.
Is Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota accredited?
Joint Commission International (JCI): 'first hospital certified in Colombia' in 2009; 21 certified clinical care centres: the provider says so on its own site; we could not confirm it on the accreditor's list (since 2009). Planetree person-centred care certification (recertification visit announced on home page): the provider says so on its own site; we could not confirm it on the accreditor's list.
What is Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota known for?
Cancer care: Radiotherapy (Radixact X9), PET-CT Imaging: Outpatient diagnostic imaging centre and women's imaging Digestive: Gastroenterology procedures (booking by email agendamiento.gastroenterologia@fsfb.org.co) Heart: Cardiology procedures, Centro Cardiovascular 123
Does Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota publish prices?
Not on the pages we read. Ask for a written, itemised quote.
Sources
- International patients. Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota. Read 27 October 2026.
- Accreditation. Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota. Read 27 October 2026.
- Accreditation. Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota. Read 27 October 2026.
- Euro foreign exchange reference rates. European Central Bank, 23 October 2026. Read 26 October 2026.