Students arriving from EU member states should ensure that they request a European health insurance card (EHIC) from their local health authorities before departure from their home countries. Nationals of EU countries who are staying temporarily in the Czech Republic are entitled to receive URGENT necessary medical treatment free of charge. To obtain treatment under the provisions of the European regulation it is important to contact medical institution (doctor, dentist, hospital), which is covered by the contract with the public health insurance system (most of them do – details can be obtained from the health insurance funds). For more information, please visit www.kancelarzp.cz/en
Your European health insurance card (EHIC), or Provisional certificate has to be submitted to attending physician. If none of the above-mentioned documents are presented, the physician can insist on cash payment. If non-acute treatment is needed, the physician will normally ask you to confirm your expected length of stay in the territory of the Czech Republic and will advise you to choose one of Czech contracting health insurance funds – for non-acute care. Prescriptions are issued by a doctor, and may be filled at a pharmacy. You may have to contribute to the cost of your drugs or medicines, and this cost is not refundable. In case of urgent medical transport or in case of treatment by doctor of emergency service it is also necessary to present your European health insurance card, or Provisional certificate. Please note that non-urgent or elective treatment which can reasonably be postponed until the persons return to his/ her country are not covered, and for these eventualities we recommend you take out extra medical or commercial travel insurance with an insurance provider in your home country. EU students should ask their home insurance company to provide them so called S2 certificate – which is a guarantee that their non- urgent planned treatment will be reimbursed.
In connection with the possibility of vaccination against COVID-19, but also due to free health care in the Czech Republic for EU citizens + Norway and Switzerland (holding European health insurance card) there is possibility to get an Auxiliary Insurance for Foreign students – at any of the public health insurance companies in the Czech Republic.
This operation is free. We have excellent experience with insurance companies Všeobecná zdravotní pojišťovna (VZP – 111) and Zdravotní pojišťovna ministerstva vnitra (ZPMV – 211). When staying in the Czech Republic for a longer time it is possible to choose and contact one of the health insurance funds, where you can be registered. You will receive a registration document called “Certificate of Registration” which shall be submitted to the attending doctor / dentist / at the hospital before getting the treatment. We highly recommend making this connection with the Czech public health insurance.
How to get it? It is easy. Come in person to a branch of any public health insurance company with a valid identity card and a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). Within a few minutes, they will generate the number of the insured in the Czech Republic, including confirmation.
VZP insurance company – Prague 1, Na Florenci 2116/15, info@vzp.cz, phone: + 420 952 222 222, office hours: Monday and Wednesday 8:00–17:00, Tuesday and Thursday 8:00–15:00, Friday 8:00–14:00. They will process your request on the ground floor of the building, they speak English at this branch.
ZPMV insurance company – Prague 3, Vinohradská 2577/178, info@zpmvcr.cz, phone: +420 233 002 111, office hours: Monday 8:00–18:00, Tuesday and Thursday 8:00–15:30, Wednesday 8:00–17:00, Friday 8:00–12:00. They will process your request on the ground floor of the building, they speak English at this branch.
Non-EU students should ensure that they have private medical insurance or they must expect to pay cash for all medical care. We strongly urge all non-EU international students to consult with their home medical insurance company prior to travelling abroad to confirm whether their policy applies to the Czech Republic and whether it will cover emergency expenses such as a medical evacuation. In case the home medical insurance company’s policy does not cover the Czech Republic, contract insurance with Pojišťovna VZP.
It is the only currently approved medical insurance provider for foreigners, for more information see their website.
Non-acute health care for foreign students of Third Faculty is provided by MUDr. Anna Balcarová (anna.balcarova@lf3.cuni.cz), who is positioned at the building I, ground floor, halfway left of the entrance, second or last door on the left – appropriately marked. Office hours for non-emergency cases are every Tuesday, 8:00–12:30 and 13:00–14:00 (afternoon checks by appointment only). It is not necessary to make an appointment. Urgent cases during daytime by phone appointment +420 267 162 690. Please bring with you, your insurance card, passport and ISIC.
In the event of an acute illness, you can visit round the clock the Emergency unit at the Dept. of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, building M of Vinohrady Hospital for nonsurgical emergencies, surgical emergencies are dealt with at the Dept. of Surgery (building H), injuries at the Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery (building H), eye emergencies at the Dept. of Ophthalmology (building E), gynaecologic emergencies at the Dept. of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (building D). Acute dental care is provided by the Dept. of Dentistry (building N) but only Mo-Fri 7:00–15:00. If you have any difficulties with finding acute medical assistance, do not hesitate to call the NONSTOP EMERGENCY phone number +420 724 292 312.
Other important phone numbers are at the front page of this booklet.
It is compulsory for students of medical faculties to be vaccinated against the hepatitis B virus (except for those who have demonstrably had the disease or have a sufficient amount of antibodies against HbsAg higher than 10 IU/l.). You are prohibited from taking part in tuition in a medical facility without being vaccinated (or proving you have the sufficient amount of antibodies). Your GP will give you this vaccination – please submit the confirmation of vaccination to the study division of the Dean‘s Office.
Where can I get the required vaccinations – Hepatitis B/Measles for study at the faculty?
You can contact the Department of Occupational and Travel Health in the University Hospital, (Building I, ground floor). You can make an appointment and get further information at www.objednavky.fnkv.cz – but this system is in Czech only, so ask the Study Division for assistance. Always bring your vaccination records, or medical records which document your previous vaccinations.
Students are also obliged to submit a certificate of measles vaccination or to submit a certificate of sufficient level of measles antibodies was established. Vaccination (2 doses of vaccination aged 0–15 years, or 1 dose aged 15+ years) the student proves either by a written confirmation of a doctor – usually a general practitioner for children and adolescents or a general practitioner on the form “Certificate of vaccination”, or a photocopy of vaccination card.
In case of unavailability of information from a general practitioner or in case of other need, students of the 3rd Faculty of Medicine can be tested for measles antibodies or measles vaccinations at FNKV workplaces for a reduced price - those interested in this procedure must contact study division officer.
Where can I get a TB Skin Test, or get a TB booster shot?
Our hospital does not provide TB skin testing or TB booster shots. You can obtain a letter of reference from MUDr. Jana Malinová (phone no.: +420 267 162 682). Then, you will go with the letter to the Calmetisation centre in Prague 10 – Pulmonary department – Calmetisation, Plaňanská street 573/1, Prague 10 – Malešice; where you can get a TB skin test or TB booster shot. (+420 281 019 243)
I need laboratory tests (e. g. MRSA, or other) before taking part in hospital training. Can I come to Dr. White‘s Clinic on Thursday?
It is not necessary to come to the clinic; you can only e-mail to inform them (in case of the office holidays, or unexpected situations). Then, you can come directly to the clinic for the swab test on Tuesday or Thursday, at 7:30 in the morning. Remember: you should not brush your teeth before taking the MRSA swab test! The results will be available in 3 days; you can be informed in person or via e-mail.
Dental clinic offers our students basic dental care. Applicants may come personally to consulting room no. 3 (+420 267 163 343) or to consulting room no. 5 (+420 267 163 289). If you are afraid, they can use ENTONOX (N2O+O2) to calm you down. They also offer dental hygiene in consulting room no. 7 – best after the visit of above mentioned or after consulting with another dentist. For making the appointment (Dental hygiene), call 267 163 268. More information on the reception and above-mentioned numbers.
Address: Faculty Hospital Královské Vinohrady, Department of Stomatology, Šrobárova 50, 100 34 Prague 10, building N
If you encounter any study or personal problems during the course of your studies, you can contact your group tutor/co-tutor or the Vice-Dean or one of his staff, who may either help you directly or arrange for the provision of the necessary assistance at a specialized facility.
Third Faculty of Medicine
Charles University
Ruská 87, 100 00 Prague 10
Czech Republic
Phone.: +420 267 102 111
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