study.vscht.czHealth Examination in Your Home Country
All international students entering the Czech Republic for more than two months must undergo a health entrance examination which certifies one's state of good health for studying. This examination shall be performed by your general practitioner in your home country.
Finding a General Practitioner in the Czech Republic
After you arrive in the Czech Republic, you shall find a general practitioner – a doctor who can help you if you get ill during your stay.
Once you register your EHIC / once you get your health insurance card for non-EU nationals, you shall contact your Czech health insurance company and require a list of available general practitioners. (Note that it may happen that some of the doctors listed on the list might not register you due to the lack of English language skills.)
To be registered by a general practitioner's office, you will need to undergo an entrance health examination – to do so, the general practitioner may need you to provide your medical history (copies of documents issued by your general practitioner in your home country.)
You may also need to pay a registration fee.
Once you are registered by a general practitioner's office in case of illness you always need to visit that general practitioner. He/she will provide you with a recipe for medicament.
URGENT CARE
112 – Emergency Telephone Number
Motol Hospital – Foreign and Private Patient Department
In case of urgent matters, visit the Motol Hospital (metro station Nemocnice Motol, green line)
- The Foreigner's department is located in the Adult part of the hospital, on the ground floor of the Blue building (in the hallway leading to the administration building, between the pharmacies).
- Bring your health insurance card/confirmation and money with you.
- Check the opening hours and phone numbers here.
- How to go to Motol Hospital, download the guideline here.
GENERAL PRACTITIONERS
Note that you must contact the below listed general practitioners first, and arrange registration in their office. After an entrance examination, you may be treated.
Health Center Puls
The health center Plus is located in Sázava dormitories
- Ask your buddy to accompany you since they do not speak English.
- Bring your health insurance card/confirmation and money with you.
- Tel.: +420 220 447 260 – check the opening hours here.
Private General Medical Practice at Dejvická
MUDr. Youngová & spol., s.r.o.
Vítězné náměstí 829/10,160 00 Prague 6
tel.: +420 222 366 166
e-mail: gp@young.co.cz
Available for Czech public health insurance holders and holders of European Health Insurance Cards (EHIC) as well as to patients who are not covered by these public health insurance options.
Psychological Assistance & Support
Crisis Intervention Center, Bohnice Psychiatric Hospital
The center offers immediate assistance 24/7 (no appointment needed). An English-speaking doctor is always present, but the center does not guarantee English-speaking services over the phone.
- Address: Ústavní 91, 181 02 Prague 8
- Phone: +420 284 016 110, +420 284 016 666
Diaconia SOS Center
English-speaking specialists available. Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Address: Varšavská 37, Prague 2
- E-mail: linka.duvery@diakonie.cz
- Website: www.soscentrum.cz
Fokus Praha
Provides a wide range of counseling services.
- Contact person: Mgr. Ivana Morvayová.
- website: www.fokus-praha.cz
- e-mail: morvayova.ivana@fokus-praha.cz
- Phone: +420 778 724 332
Psychotherapy and Counseling in Prague - Willi Roes
Individual psychotherapy, couple counseling, experienced international psychotherapist anchored in the Person-Centred Approach of Carl R. Rogers
- Contact person: Willi Roes
- Website: http://www.psyinternational.eu/
- E-mail: roes.willi@gmail.com
- Phone: +420 736 770 991
TEP Association (therapy for incomers) within InBáze z.s.
TEP therapists provide therapy in many different languages, the therapy is provided free of charge.
- Address: InBáze,z.s. Legerova 50, Praha 2 (at I.P .Pavlova)
- E-mail: terapie@inbaze.cz
- Phone: +420 737 754 418
- Therapists' cards on: http://www.inbaze.cz/inbaze-praha/psychotera peuticke-poradenstvi/
Centrum Hladina
Career and Counselling Centre of the UCT Prague recommends contacting Mgr. Anna Jelínková a Mgr. Tomáš Klumpara.
Information on the website only in the Czech language: http://centrumhladina.cz/nas-tym/