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you will be assigned a doctor. In fact you have right to choose one, just be careful since all italian doctors are not english speakers and ones who are can be poor. People in the office kindly offers non-italians a choice of english speaking doctors according to their experience, simply to make sure you can call doctors and try to speak. | you will be assigned a doctor. In fact you have right to choose one, just be careful since all italian doctors are not english speakers and ones who are can be poor. People in the office kindly offers non-italians a choice of english speaking doctors according to their experience, simply to make sure you can call doctors and try to speak. | ||
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Revision as of 21:51, 27 August 2009
As mentioned in Health Insurance section one has to buy a Sanitaria Nazionale to get a general practitioner service. When you go to Via Stock n.2 to get your insurance card you will be assigned a doctor. In fact you have right to choose one, just be careful since all italian doctors are not english speakers and ones who are can be poor. People in the office kindly offers non-italians a choice of english speaking doctors according to their experience, simply to make sure you can call doctors and try to speak.
Every doctor may have different working hours and it is usually around 4 hours a day. You should call them to make sure and get an informal appointment. However, many people just go to doctors office and wait there till patients in the queue are finished. You should introdude your identity card and insurance card to your doctor and explain your problem. If the problem is on top f his/her head you will be sent to a specialist with a red prescription with whichis also needed to get medicine. With your prescription go to a pharmacy and ask for an appointment. You don't have to pay immediately (you may choose to) but make sure you did before the appointment. We have given you the list of Pharmacies for appointments and payments in the related section.
There are three hospitals in Trieste:
1-Cattinara Hospital
2-Hospitale Magiore
3-Stock Hospital
