A doctor who can see you today, without an appointment — 30 minutes north of central San Salvador. Dra. Ena Merlos has 16 years in family medicine. She works out what's actually wrong and treats it: rest and oral rehydration when that's the answer, an IV drip when it's genuinely warranted, antibiotics only if indicated.
📍 Apopa, San Salvador, El Salvador · Walk-in, no appointment · WhatsApp +503 7450-8530
You don't need to be seriously ill to see a doctor. Most of what walks in is ordinary — it just happens to be ordinary in a country where you don't know how the health system works.
Travellers' diarrhoea affects a large share of visitors to Latin America. Most cases settle with oral rehydration and a few days. Some don't, and that's worth knowing early rather than late.
Cleaning, dressing and stitches if needed. Tropical humidity turns a small wound into an infected one faster than you'd expect at home.
Ear and throat infections, fever, a urinary infection, a sprained ankle, a rash. The things you'd see your own doctor about.
Staying with family, on a mission trip, working in the north of the city. You need a doctor and a pharmacy, not an emergency room.
Heat, altitude change and a long haul add up. Sometimes rest and fluids by mouth are enough; sometimes an IV is the right call. We assess before we treat.
Severe dehydration — you can't keep fluids down, you've stopped passing urine, you feel faint standing up. That's what an IV is for, and we have one ready.
Oral rehydration is the first-line treatment for travellers' diarrhoea — that's what the CDC and WHO recommend, and usually it's all you need. An IV is for severe dehydration. We're not going to sell you a drip you don't need. Dra. Merlos will tell you if fluids, rest and time are the answer, and that consultation is worth more to you than the drip.
Tell us on WhatsApp what you need and when. We reply in English or Spanish and confirm a time.
Dra. Merlos reviews your history and confirms which drip suits you — or advises against it.
About 60 minutes, sterile single-use materials, supervised throughout. Then back to your trip.
16 years of medical practice in El Salvador. Every IV therapy here is prescribed and supervised by a physician — never sold as an off-the-shelf product.
Dra. Ena Merlos · General Physician
Our team speaks Spanish. Write to us on WhatsApp — messages are easy to translate both ways, and it means we can understand your symptoms before you arrive. Many visitors manage the consultation with a translation app, or bring a Spanish-speaking friend or relative.
About 30 minutes north of central San Salvador, in Apopa. We are not downtown and not near the airport. If you are staying in the north of the city or with family in Apopa we are close; from Escalón or the coast it is a real drive, so message us first and we will tell you honestly whether it is worth the trip.
Most drips run about 60 minutes. Plan for roughly 90 minutes including the medical assessment beforehand.
Yes, always. Every IV therapy begins with a medical assessment. An unsuitable drip can be harmful, especially with heart or kidney conditions — so we evaluate first, then treat.
Often yes. Message us on WhatsApp before you travel over and we will confirm availability so you do not make the trip for nothing.
Sterile, single-use disposable materials on every application, administered under medical supervision by Dra. Ena Merlos, a physician with 16 years of experience.
Said plainly, so you can decide whether it's worth the trip.
Every day of the week — 7:00 in the morning until midnight.
Saturday and Sunday included. No closing day.
That's the unusual part. Almost nothing else in Apopa is open at 10pm, and very little opens at all on a Sunday — so if you get ill in the evening, or over the weekend, you can still see a doctor the same day.
We're only closed between midnight and 7am. In that window, message us on WhatsApp anyway — +503 7450-8530. We'll read it and tell you where to go. If it's serious, we'll say so and point you to the nearest hospital rather than have you wait for us to open.
If you have chest pain, difficulty breathing, uncontrolled bleeding or you can't stay awake, don't message anyone — call 911 or go to the nearest hospital now.
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If you're unwell right now, WhatsApp is faster and you'll get a person. The form is for booking ahead.
Message us on WhatsApp — in English or Spanish — and we will confirm a time today. Walk-ins welcome during clinic hours.
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