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Take Care of Your Health in Krakow
Krakow
enjoys a well-deserved reputation of a leading center of
medical sciences in Poland. Its Jagiellonian
University’s
School of Medicine, set up in the 14th century, is the
country’s oldest and arguably the best one. And the
university hospital ranks among Poland’s top health-care
organizations, also owing to its extensive web of exchange
programs that facilitate knowledge sharing and allow its
doctors, surgeons, and dentists to study and practice in medical centers
elsewhere in Europe and in the USA. The city’s other
hospitals and numerous clinics do their best to keep abreast
of modern medicine. And their equipment has been
systematically modernized in recent years.
The
Underlying Healthcare System
As
a rule, Poland’s residents are covered by universal health
insurance that is mandatory for all those employed or
self-employed and extends to their spouses and kids as well as
to pensioners, people registered as unemployed, refugees, etc.
Employers pay monthly premiums on behalf of their workforces.
The state finances the health insurance of residents entitled
to free medical services. Others may join the system
voluntarily.
How
Foreigners May Take Care of Their Health in Krakow
Foreign
visitors from the European Union enjoy the same benefits as
Poland’s residents covered by the country’s universal
health insurance when they can present either the E111 form
issued in their respective countries or European Health
Insurance Card (EHIC) or a replacement certificate. Other
aliens are expected to pay for health care and medical
procedures as well as dental treatments.
Krakow's
Thriving Medical Profession
At
the same time, the Krakow dwellers who need the medical treatment or surgery
or just specialist consultation and can afford it often prefer
paid services of private clinics and health centers. And
practically everybody turns to them for diagnostic services as
the insurance-covered ones involve notoriously long waiting
lists.
Emergencies
Toll-free emergency phone
number for integrated services - i.e. police, ambulance, and
fire brigade - is 112. To call ambulance dial 999. But note,
please, that dispatchers may speak no English.
Hospital
emergency wards, called Szpitalny Oddzial Ratunkowy - SOR, are
obliged to help every person who turns up and needs immediate medical care,
a native of Krakow as well as a foreigner, no matter whether
he or she has the valid health insurance.
The
following Krakow hospitals run around-the-clock, that is 24/7,
emergency wards (SORs):
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Szpital im. Gabriela Narutowicza at 35-37 Pradnicka street,
phone 0124162436
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Szpital im. Ludwika Rydygiera at 1 os. Zlotej Jesieni, phone
0126468000
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Szpital
im. Stefana Zeromskiego at 66 os. Na Skarpie, phone 0126440144
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Wojskowy
Szpital Kliniczny at 1-3
Wroclawska street, phone 0126308162
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Zaklad
Opieki Zdrowotnej MSWiA at
25 Kronikarza Galla street, phone 0123674205
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