History takes us back to the time of President Benito Juarez at the end of the 19th century when the National School for the Blind and Visually Impaired was established. In 1905, Mexico’s General Hospital opened a department that offered services that included hydrotherapy, mechanotherapy, and electrotherapy under the direction of Drs Eduardo Monteverde, Roberto Jofre, and Federico Dufwo. Twenty years later, the services of radiology and physical medicine were inaugurated at Juarez Hospital in Mexico City. Since its establishment in 1943, the Pediatric Hospital of Mexico has had a physical medicine and rehabilitation (PMR pediatric, orthopedic, and neurologic rehabilitation; pulmonary rehabilitation; and work-related rehabilitation. These programs are available across the country through the National Health Care System hospitals. On November 20, 2000, the National Center of Rehabilitation was integrated into the National Health Care System and elevated to the rank of institute. This modern architectural complex has 3 areas of concentration: rehabilitation medicine, orthopedics, and communications. There also are facilities for medical education, research, surgical suites, inpatient care, and medical rehabilitation. The current PM&R training programs throughout Mexico graduate 75 physiatrists every year.