How to go to a hospital – SEMI- Sapporo English Medical Interpreters

02 Dec You need Myna Health Insurance card for your visit to hospitals from December 2, 2024!

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You need this card for your visit to hospitals from December 2, 2024! From December 2, 2024, you will need to show your Myna Health Insurance Card (マイナ保険証Myna-hoken-sho), which is your My Number Card (Or Individual Number Card) registered to be used as a health insurance...

20 May How to have your prescription filled

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After seeing a doctor, you will receive your prescription (処方箋 Shohou-sen), if needed. Take the prescription to a pharmacy (薬局 Yakkyoku )and get it filled. In Japan, the prescription you receive from your doctor is valid for only 4 days, so please go to any prescription pharmacy...

12 Apr Sapporo Medical Communication Hotline 011-211-2121

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After sending the form, call 011-211-2121.　 ※Only first-time users need to send the form. Click here to see how to use the service. ・A telephone operator makes an appointment at a hospital in Sapporo for you. ※Appointments and inquiries to the hospital can be made during the hours the...

29 Feb How to find a hospital　病院の探し方

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Has finding the right hospital or clinic in Sapporo left you at a loss? Here are some services that might help you. Sapporo Emergency Relief Center Also known as the “the Kyukyu Anshin Center in Sapporo” (救急安心センター札幌). Call #7119 (phone number 011-272-7119). After the operator takes your call, they will...

02 Dec Emergency Medical Consultation Center of Sapporo is available for non-Japanese speakers

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Should I call an ambulance? Does the person have an injury or is the person's condition life threatening? If the answer is yes to either of the questions or if you are unsure, there is a telephone consultation service available 24 hours 7 days a week,...

01 Dec Pediatric emergency telephone consultation programs (abbreviated dial “#8000”)

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http://www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/hf/cis/kyukyu/denwasoudan.htm in Japanese http://www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/hf/cis/kyukyu/denwasoudan.htm in English, translated by google If you are not sure if you should take your sick child to the hospital / clinic or do not and need to know how you should take care of him/her during holidays and night time, dial #8000. It...