Hospital Fernández (emergency department and Infectious Diseases Division)
Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Juan A. Fernández
Hospital emergency department · Buenos Aires, Argentina
Can I go now?
Walk in — no appointment needed
From clinic website· 19 Sep 2026For a possible HIV exposure go straight to the emergency department (guardia) and say you need PEP (profilaxis post exposición). The Infectious Diseases day hospital's opening hours are not published.
Can a visitor use it?
Check with the clinic before you go — Emergency care cannot be refused to anyone under city and national rules, but city hospitals now bill some non-resident foreigners for non-emergency care: see the city notes.
About
A public hospital in Palermo with a 24-hour emergency department whose Infectious Diseases Division runs PEP and PrEP programmes, an STI clinic and a day hospital that sees people without an appointment.
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
Booking, access & languages
For a possible HIV exposure go straight to the emergency department (guardia) and say you need PEP (profilaxis post exposición). The Infectious Diseases day hospital's opening hours are not published.
Languages: Spanish
Cost
Ask the clinic about prices before you’re tested.
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 how this applies to short-term visitors.Published by Ministerio de Salud de la Nación· 19 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.Community-endorsed Fundación Huésped· 19 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: you must show valid health insurance or pay before non-emergency care. Emergency care cannot be refused or delayed, and the treating professional decides what counts as an emergency.Published by Gobierno de Argentina· 19 Sep 2026
- What visitors pay. In the City of Buenos Aires, a March 2025 Ministry of Health resolution gives foreigners with permanent or temporary residence the same access to city hospitals as nationals, sets a billing procedure for foreigners without an Argentine ID, and states that urgent or emergency care may never be refused or restricted. The community organisations listed here test everyone free of charge.Published by Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires· 19 Sep 2026
Emergency number: 107
Sources & last checked
Last checked 19 Sep 2026.
- e1 · From clinic website · 19 Sep 2026 · hospital-fernandez.org — Hospital Fernández website, Infectious Diseases Division: antiretroviral treatment for over 3,000 people, specific programmes for pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis, HIV testing at the day hospital, specialised STI clinic, more than 1,000 walk-in consultations a month at the day hospital; address and phone.
- e2 · Published by Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires · 19 Sep 2026 · buenosaires.gob.ar — City government page for the hospital: address Av. Cerviño 3356, switchboard and 24-hour emergency department (guardia) phone numbers.
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