Hospitals in Romania
Bucharest has almost 40 public hospitals and clinics, and a number of private clinics that provide inpatient and emergency care. Some of the hospitals are specialized, others can treat a wide variety of illnesses.
Some of the most important hospitals in Bucharest:
- Spitalul Universitar de Urgență București, Șoseaua București-Ploiești Nr. 7, Sector 1, București; 021 315 39 29
- Spitalul Clinic de Urgență Floreasca, Calea Floreasca 8, București; 021 599 23 00
- Spitalul Clinic de Urgență pentru Copii "Grigore Alexandrescu", Bd. Iancu de Hunedoara Nr. 30-32, Sector 1, București; 021 212 93 72
- Spitalul Clinic de Urgență "Bagdasar-Arseni", Șoseaua Berceni 12, București; 021 334 30 25
- Spitalul Universitar de Urgență Elias, Bulavardul Mărăști 17, București; 021 316 16 00
- Spitalul de Urgență "Sfântul Pantelimon", Șoseaua Pantelimon 340-342, București; 021 255 40 99
- Institutul Clinic Fundeni, Calea București 258, București; 021 275 05 00
- Spitalul Clinic de Urgențe Oftalmologice, Piața Alexandru Lahovari 1, Bucuvești, 021 318 63 51
Only two of the hospitals in Bucharest are rated first-class: Spitalul Universitar de Urgenta Bucuresti and Spitalul de Urgenta Floreasca.
Emergencies in Romania
The phone number for all emergencies in Romania is 112. Depending on the type of emergency, you will be directed to the appropriate service, which will send an ambulance with qualified medical personnel. The ambulance department in Bucharet is known as Serviciul de Ambulanță București-Ilfov (SABIF) and operates throughout the metropolitan area.
Bucharest has also implemented a special service for emergencies which require paramedic staff, Serviciul Mobil de Urgență, Reanimare și Descarcerare (SMURD). However, this service is not authorized for emergencies requiring the presence of a qualified physician.
Private hospitals and clinics may also have their own private ambulance system.
Emergency medical care is provided for everybody at no cost in state institutions.
Pharmacy
Pharmacies can be found easily throughout Romania. Normal opening hours are Monday to Friday 8:00 - 18:00, and Saturday 8:00 - 12:00. However, there are many 24h pharmacies for emergency service, for a full list refer to the map of non-stop pharmacies in Bucharest.
Most drugs are available with subscription only, but there are a few generic drugs that can be purchased over the counter.
Prescription medicine is paid by the patient in most cases, except for a list of medicines that are partly covered by the medical insurance (medicamente compensate). However, due to low funding for such medicines, they are only available for pensioners and in a limited supply. When purchasing the prescription medicines from pharmacies, a valid health insurance card must be presented.
Update 24/04/2017
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