Hospital Zonal Bariloche, sexual health clinic and counselling service

Hospital Zonal Bariloche Dr. Ramón Carrillo – Consultorio y Consejería de Salud Sexual

Public sexual health clinic · Bariloche, Argentina

Check hours with the clinic

Can I go now?

Walk in — no appointment needed

Published by Gobierno de Río Negro· 22 Sep 2026

Walk in on Tuesday or Thursday 13:30–15:30, or phone the sexual health clinic and counselling service on +54 294 438 7541. The hospital's WhatsApp +54 9 294 491 3201 books specialist appointments Monday to Friday 08:00–16:00. Emergencies: 107.

Can a visitor use it?

Check with the clinic before you go — The province's pages speak of anyone from the age of 13 and do not mention tourists or documents; the national ministry says public tests need no ID.

What will it cost?

Ask about prices before your visit

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About

The public hospital's sexual health team sees people without an appointment two afternoons a week for free rapid HIV tests, and the hospital's 24-hour emergency department is the place in Bariloche to ask for PEP.

This clinic doesn’t advertise itself as LGBTQ+ friendly. Most clinics don’t, so this isn’t a sign that it’s unwelcoming. If you’ve been, tell us how you were treated.

Services

Rapid HIV test — Yes

Finger-prick or mouth swab; result in about 20 minutes.

Rapid finger-prick tests by the hospital's sexual health team.

Same-day results — Yes

Some or all results before you leave.

The province says the finger-prick result is known in about 15 minutes.

Free condoms & lube — Yes

The hospital says condoms are given free at the Hospital Zonal and at the health centres.

Booking, access & languages

Walk inPhoneWhatsApp

Minimum age: 13

No ID required

You don’t need to show identification.

The national Ministry of Health says no ID or doctor's order is needed for an HIV test in public hospitals and health centres.

No referral required

You can come without a doctor’s referral.

No doctor's order needed, per the national Ministry of Health.

Walk-in — Yes

No appointment needed (check the hours).

The sexual health team sees people without an appointment (demanda espontánea) on Tuesdays and Thursdays 13:30–15:30.

No appointment required

You can come without booking (check the hours).

During the pandemic the hospital asked people to contact the team first to arrange a laboratory slot; phone if in doubt.

Languages: Spanish

Cost

Service	Who	Cost
Rapid HIV test	Residents	Free The hospital says its HIV tests are free, voluntary and confidential; the province says the same. Ask whether a non-resident visitor is charged under Argentina's 2025–2026 billing rules.

Prices are shown in the local currency as stated by the source on the date shown. “Consultation” is often charged separately from tests.

Argentina: good to know

PEP in this country. Argentina's Ministry of Health says PEP and PrEP are available free of charge to everyone who needs them under Law 27.675, and that PEP must be started as soon as possible and no later than 72 hours after the exposure. The page does not say where to go or how this applies to short-term visitors.
Published by Ministerio de Salud de la Nación· 22 Sep 2026
PEP in this country. Fundación Huésped says PEP is free and available at public health centres and hospitals, and that it is taken for 28 days. In practice this means going to a public hospital's emergency department (guardia) as soon as you can; in Bariloche that is the Hospital Zonal Ramón Carrillo at Moreno 601.
Community-endorsed Fundación Huésped· 22 Sep 2026
What visitors pay. Public hospitals are no longer free for every foreigner. The national government says hospitals run by the national state now charge foreigners who are not permanent residents, who must show health insurance or pay before non-emergency care, while emergency care cannot be refused or delayed. The Hospital Zonal Bariloche is run by Río Negro province, not the national state, so ask what applies before a non-urgent visit.
Published by Gobierno de Argentina· 22 Sep 2026

Emergency number: 107

Sources & last checked

Last checked 22 Sep 2026.

e1 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · hospitalbariloche.com.ar — Hospital home page: address Francisco Perito Moreno 601, phone +54 294 442-6100, email, emergencies 107, WhatsApp (294) 4913201 for specialist appointments Monday to Friday 8 to 16.
e2 · Published by Gobierno de Río Negro · 22 Sep 2026 · rionegro.gov.ar — Provincial article (undated) on the hospital's rapid HIV test outreach: the sexual health team sees people at the hospital without an appointment on Tuesdays and Thursdays 13:30–15:30; rapid tests.
e3 · Published by Gobierno de Río Negro · 22 Sep 2026 · rionegro.gov.ar — Provincial article of 1 December 2021: free finger-prick test with the result in about 15 minutes, for people of any gender from the age of 13, who may come without an adult; sessions at Centro Administrativo Onelli 1450 and Centro de Salud Las Quintas (Onelli 1578).
e4 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · hospitalbariloche.com.ar — Hospital post of 1 December 2020: tests are free, voluntary and confidential; Consultorio y Consejería de Salud Sexual phone 0294 4387541; condoms given free at the hospital and health centres; during the pandemic, contact the team first to arrange the laboratory.
e5 · Published by Ministerio de Salud de la Nación · 22 Sep 2026 · www.argentina.gob.ar — National HIV page: tests available in public hospitals and health centres across the country, confidential, no ID or doctor's order required.

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