Comprehensive Cancer Care, Guided by Excellence and Humanity
Founded in 1954, Fundación Arturo López Pérez (FALP) is a Chilean nonprofit cancer institute
dedicated to expanding timely access to comprehensive cancer care, with a preferential commitment to those who need it most.
Through highly specialized-care, prevention, research, education, and social support, we work
to ease the personal and social burden of cancer in Chile.
Discover how we’re advancing cancer care in Chile.
More Than 70 Years Dedicated to Cancer Care
FALP was founded in 1954 by Ana Ross, widow of Arturo López Pérez, with a clear vision: to create an institution devoted to the care of people affected by cancer.
That founding vision still guides everything we do: expanding timely access to comprehensive cancer care, with a special commitment to people in vulnerable circumstances.
We believe cancer care goes beyond medical treatment. It means standing with patients and
their families at every step of their journey, bringing together clinical excellence, compassion, and a deep sense of social responsibility.
Our Purpose
“To expand timely access to comprehensive cancer care, with a preferential option for the most vulnerable, in order to ease the personal and social burden of cancer.”
Our Social Healthcare Model
At FALP, excellence and access go hand in hand. Our Social Healthcare Model brings together a high-complexity cancer institute—dedicated to care, research, and training—with a solidarity based financing system that helps ensure no one is left behind for economic reasons.
It combines medical excellence with social impact: the same institution that treats the most
complex cases also works every day to open its doors to more people who need them.
Comprehensive, Highly Specialized Cancer Care
FALP’s Cancer Institute brings together specialized medical teams, advanced technology, and multidisciplinary expertise to deliver comprehensive care at every stage of the cancer journey.
From diagnosis and treatment planning to personalized therapies, supportive care, and long-term follow-up, our care is designed around the needs of each patient.
Our Areas of Expertise
Surgical Oncology
Medical Oncology
Hematologic Oncology
Radiation Oncology
Advanced Diagnostics
Palliative Care
Supportive Care
Clinical Research
Multidisciplinary Decision-Making
No single specialty holds every answer in cancer care. At FALP, specialists from different disciplines review each patient’s case together, combining clinical expertise, diagnostic findings, and scientific evidence to define the most appropriate approach to diagnosis and treatment.
FALP has 13 multidisciplinary committees (tumor boards) covering specific cancer types and broader clinical areas. More than 90% of our patients have their case reviewed by the relevant committee at least once during their care.
- Sarcoma
- Head and Neck
- Gastrointestinal
- Skin and Melanoma
- Lung Cancer
- Endocrine Tumors
- Urologic Oncology
- Hematology
- Breast Cancer
- Neuro-Oncology
- Gynecologic Oncology
- Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Committee
- Extended Multidisciplinary Team
This collaborative approach leads to informed, patient-centered decisions tailored to each person’s needs.
Part of an International Network of Cancer Institutes
FALP is accredited by the Organisation of European Cancer Institutes (OECI) as a
Comprehensive Cancer Center—the first in Latin America to earn this designation—and is a member of OECI’s international network.
A Comprehensive Cancer Center brings together leading clinical expertise across all major
cancer types with translational research and specialized training in oncology, all within a
single, integrated institution.
This recognition reflects our commitment to international standards of quality and to
collaborating with cancer institutes around the world.
FALP in Numbers 2025
Our clinical activity reflects the scale of our commitment to comprehensive cancer care.
Medical Excellence, Guided by Humanity
At FALP, specialized medical care goes hand in hand with a commitment to quality, patient
safety, and compassionate support.
Our teams care for the whole person: not only each patient’s medical needs, but also the
emotional and social challenges they and their families face along the way.
people committed to caring for patients and their families
91%
of our staff say they are proud to work at FALP (2022 Workplace Climate Survey).
NPS 77
Net Promoter Score among our patients in 2025.
Bringing Specialized Cancer Care Closer to Communities Across Chile
Chile’s geography creates real barriers to specialized healthcare: high-complexity cancer
services are concentrated in Santiago, far from many of the people who need them. FALP is
expanding its regional presence through a network of cancer centers connected to its Cancer Institute in Santiago, combining on-site care with tele-oncology and prevention and early-
detection programs.
Our goal is simple: comprehensive cancer care closer to home for patients and families across
the country.
Antofagasta
Viña del Mar
J. M. Infante, Santiago
Antonio Varas, Santiago
Concepción
Puerto Montt
Regional Network: Valparaiso Region
Scheduled to open in 2029, the new FALP Cancer Institute in Viña del Mar will be the first high-
complexity regional cancer institute in our network, offering highly specialized outpatient and
inpatient care supported by state-of-the-art technology and dedicated oncology teams.
It will serve patients from the Valparaíso Region and neighboring areas, including the Coquimbo
Region, adding much-needed cancer care capacity for central Chile.
Services at the New Cancer Institute
• Outpatient Medical Center: physician offices and 2 procedure rooms.
• Endoscopy Unit: 2 endoscopy suites.
• Surgical Suite: 6 operating rooms for major and outpatient surgery.
• Intensive Care Unit: 10 beds.
• Inpatient Unit: 60 medical-surgical beds.
• Chemotherapy Unit: 25 infusion chairs.
• Advanced Radiation Oncology Center.
• Nuclear Medicine Unit.
• Clinical Laboratory.
• Diagnostic Imaging Center: MRI, CT, mammography, and general and breast ultrasound.
• Palliative Care.
• Integrative and Complementary Therapies.
• Cardiology Laboratory.