[2] The founder of this center is Dr. Jose Hernandez Fujigaki, a cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon from California.

Excel Hospital performed the first open heart surgery program in Baja California, Mexico.

Today, it remains as the largest, multispecialty private hospital in Tijuana.

Recent additions have turned it into a 22-story multi-building hospital and one of the largest medical centers in Tijuana.

The building is planned to have 34 stories for parking, doctor’s offices and more ancillary services for the medical community in the city when completed.