Health care in Estonia

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Health care in Estonia

• Peeter Kuddu
• University of Tartu

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STD

• STD- sexually transmitted disease
• Raja 3150417 TartuTelefon 7319 702 Kliiniku
  juhataja 7319 700Faks 319 701

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• Citizen of a EU member state
• European health insurance card
• or
• its replacement certificate (form E128) from your
  home country
• You will get medical care at the same conditions
  as Estonian citizen according to the Estonian
  legislation.
• Please have this card/certificate with you while
  seeking medical care!
• Citizen of a non-EU member state medical
  insurance contract

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• If you do not have the card/certificate or
  medical insurance contract - you should pay for
  all the services
• visit to the family doctors office 184 EEK
• chest X-ray 133 EEK
• Health Insurance Fund
• The client information line 16363
• (calling from abroad 372 669 6630).
• Website www.haigekassa.ee

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Emergency care

• In the case of emergency treatment, you can
• call an ambulance phone number 112
• (no fee)
• or
• to go to the emergency reception address
  Puusepa 8 (Tartu University Hospital)
• emergency medical care unit (EMO, erakorralise
  meditsiini osakond) Tel. [phone]
• accident, trauma accident ward (traumapunkt)
  Tel. [phone]
• (visit fee up to 50 EEK)

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Primary care

• Family doctors
• solving acute and chronic problems
• dealing with patients independent of age
• tasks are divided between family doctor and
  family nurse
• family doctors centres open for 8 hours per day,
  5 days per week
• phone contact usually from 8 am to 4 pm, usually
  with a family nurse

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Family doctors

• acute health problem appointment with the family
  doctor within one day
• chronic health problem appointment within three
  working days

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• Family doctors are not available for 24 hours
  and in weekends!
• If you just need the family doctors advice,
• you can call 1220 (advice line, 24/7 service).

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Family doctor

• Office visit - free
• Home visit - 50 EEK
• free for childrens below 4 years and
• pregnant women
• The family physician may also demand a reasonable
  charge for the issue of documents or certificates
  (up to 300 EEK).

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Family doctors in Tartu

• 32 family practice centers
• Puusepa 1a (near University Hospital)
• Gildi 8 (centrum)
• Nõlvaku 13-1 (Annelinn)
• Mõisavahe 2 (Annelinn)
• Rahu 8
• Oru 3
• Staadioni 48
• www.tartu.ee (?Tervishoid?Perearstid)

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Family doctors who speak English

• Maarjamõisa Polyclinic, Puusepa 1a
• Ülikooli Perearstikeskus, Tel [phone]
• Anneli Rätsep
• Ruth Kalda
• Heli Tähepõld
• Marje Oona
• OÜ Takker ja Sarapuu, Tel [phone]
• Urmas Takker
• Heili Sarapuu

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Family doctors who speak English

• Gildi 8
• Liina Pilv - 742 3083
• Mare Peda  - 742 3067
• Liivia Pullerits  - 742 3020 
• Nõlvaku 13-1
• Monika Vask - 748 7777, 748 7788

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Specialist consultations

• Referral from family doctor is needed, except for
• gynecologist
• psychiatrist
• ophtalmologist
• dermato-venerologist
• dentist
• pulmonologist (only in case of tbc)
• infectious diseases doctor (in case of
  HIV-infection)
• Appointment tel. [phone] or www.kliinikum.ee
  (only in estonian?)
• Visit fee 50 EEK

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Specialist consultations

• Without referral
• Tartu University Hospital, priced consultations
  (visit fee usually 300 EEKprocedures,
  investigations), appointment by tel. [phone] or
  www.kliinikum.ee
• Private clinics
• Fee for service depends on specialist and clinic

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Hospital care

• Tartu University Hospital located mainly in
  Maarjamõisa
• www.kliinikum.ee,
• information tel. [phone]
• You need a referral (from family doctor,
  specialist doctor, emergency doctor)
• fee up to 25 EEK per/day for up to 10 days per
  hospitalization

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Dental care

• For adults, dental care is not free.
• Private clinics (in Estonian Hambakliinik)
• Stomatology Clinic at the Tartu University
  Hospital, Raekoja plats 6
• appointment 7319 100
• information 7319 889

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Pharmacies

• There are a lot of pharmacies in Tartu.
• In Estonian - Apteek
• Raekoja Apteek is opened 24/7

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Medicinal products

• Over-the counter medicines no compensation
• Prescribed medicinal products only Estonian
  recipe
• compensation of prescribed medicinal products
  depends on diagnosis
• generally, the Health Insurance Fund will pay 50
  of the amount exceeding 50 EEK, but not more than
  200 EEK per prescription.
• please have a copy of your insurance
  card/certificate!