The Costa del Sol Hospital |
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Hospital Universitario Costa del Sol
formerly - Hospital Costa del Sol, Marbella
The ed "Hospital Universitario Costa del Sol" (formerly Costa del Sol Hospital) located on the main A-7 coast road 7 km east of Marbella center near Los Monteros district, is one of the best-equipped hospitals in Spain. Inaugurated in December 1993, the hospital was run by Agencia Sanitaria Costa del Sol; a public company on behalf of the Andalucian Health Service (SAS). This was a pilot scheme to improve the efficiency and quality of services, under a modern structure or organisation. Whether successful or not it was suddenly restructured directly into the SAS Health service at the end of December 2023.
In March 2025 the long awaited new extension was opened. This is now the main entrance for both outpatients and hospital admissions. The original entrance is now closed off. Emergency entrance remain in the same place on the north side of the hospital.
Building A, the 1993 hospital building remains operational for inpatients (entrance via new building B) whilst the vacated out-patients department is being refurbished to increase bed capacity.
Building B, dedicated to outpatient services and radiotherapy and oncology and nuclear medicine departments with 37 multi-purpose beds is operational.
Building C, for administration is operational.
The final phase is progressing as planned and involves the renovation of the old building (Building A) designated for hospital processes, emergency services, intensive care unit, hospital pharmacy and laboratory, and includes, among other things, the provision of psychiatric care with inpatient facilities.
The Hospital has 400 beds and on average, around 100 healthy babies are born there every month. There are often voluntary interpreters on hand to help British and other nationalities communicate with the medical staff. With at least 15% of patients being non-Spanish speakers, this is considered a necessity for the smooth running of the hospital.
The hospital opened in December 1993. The extension opened in March 2025 for out patients and the entrance to the hospital.
Special resources are laid on in summer when the average number of emergencies increases from 140 to 355 a day. The Agencia Sanitaria Costa del Sol's website (in Spanish) is at www.hcs.es. The hospitals dedicated and useful website was shut down after the hospital was adsorbed back into SAS including a loss of a useful explanatory patients guide.
It has a large out-patients department and a 24 hour accident and emergency department (on the north west of mountain side of the building).
In 2008 the extension was started that will, on completion, offer another 150 beds and a number of other specialist units. Work stopped in 2010 and restarted in 2019. Currently only part of the extension to be opened is the underground car park.
The catchment area for referrals to this hospital from the local health centres is municipal districts of Benahavis, Casares, Estepona, Fuengirola, Istán, Manilva, Marbella, Mijas and Ojén.
Parking
Parking next to the hospital is severely limited there is a open air free public car park to the west of the building. The 1.000 place underground car park used to cost 2.10€ for the first hour and then 1.55€ per hour after that. However in 2019 it became free and has continued to be so (as July 2025) even after the opening of the new extension.
Bus Service
There is a regular bus service to and from the bus stand located outside the main out-patients entrance. Stop number 20551. This is served by the Marbella municipal bus services lines 6 (Cabopino - la chapas - Hospital Costa del Sol - Centre - La Cañada) 12 (Hospital Costa del Sol Centre - Nueva Andalucia) and 13 (Hospital Costa del Sol Centre - San Pedro).From this stop the L-77 service, twice a day from Casares and Estepona bus station.
At the roundabout by the over bridge 100m east of the hospital is stop 84431 called 'Rotonda Hospital Costa del Sol' the frequent stopping Fuengirola - Marbella centre - Marbella bus station service operates stopping in both directions.
Taxi service
There is a taxi rank located outside the main out-patients entrance.
Hospitals Nearby
Private hospitals on the Costa del Sol with 24 Emergency departments department are the Hospital Hospitén Estepona, and Hospital Quiron Marbella (formerly known as USP) and Xanit Hospital International in Benalmadena.