[2][3] The station logo represents the caduceus, a variant of the Rod of Aesculapius, the Greek god of medicine.

[2] Its name refers to the Centro Médico Siglo XXI general hospital, located above the metro station.

[2] Centro Médico serves the Roma Sur, Doctores and Buenos Aires neighbourhoods.

[2] It is located at the intersection of Avenida Cuauhtemoc and Eje 3 Sur Baja California, just a block north of Viaducto Miguel Alemán, an important east-west highway.

[9][10] The southern exits at the Line 3 end of the station are close to the historic Panteón Francés (French Cemetery) in which important civil and military Mexican figures are buried.