First of all, after students go to the United States, they will basically buy medical insurance from the school.
It is not easy to see a doctor once in the United States. It is good to have medical insurance once in your wallet. When buying insurance, insurance companies usually designate some hospitals. If it is in a big city, there will be some clinics run by China people, with a complete range of diseases to be treated and relatively cheaper fees.
Secondly, if you want to see a doctor, you must make an appointment with a hospital or doctor in advance.
If the patient has a history of allergies or a special family history, it is necessary to make a copy of his case in advance to facilitate the doctor's diagnosis. After the doctor's appointment is successful, the hospital will generally send some information to the patient, such as the patient registration form. The patient will submit it to the hospital in time to avoid delaying the treatment time. In addition, Bailey reminded everyone to remember the appointment time and arrive at the hospital in advance, so as not to be late. If the cool date makes a bad impression, your credit will be affected, and you may have to bear some fines. So if you can't go, you must cancel your appointment 24 hours in advance.
When you go to the hospital for medical treatment, you must bring relevant certificates, passports that can prove your status abroad, relevant medical insurance cards, prepared cases or other materials. To be on the safe side, you can consult with the hospital in advance about the relevant materials you need to carry before going to the hospital.
Above, we introduced the precautions for making an appointment to see a doctor. Next, we will look at how to deal with the situation that requires immediate hospitalization in an emergency.
Seeing a doctor in America: How to deal with emergencies?
If there is an accident while playing outside, such as riding injury, fracture, cut, car accident or acute attack, students must immediately call 9 1 1 to call an ambulance and ask the ambulance personnel to do some emergency treatment. If their peers have cars, patients can do basic activities. They can drive to the nearest hospital or stop to ask for help to carry people to the hospital.
In addition, don't worry about not speaking English well or using medical terms, because as long as you dial 9 1 1, police cars and ambulances will arrive in time even if you don't talk.
Matters needing attention in studying abroad for medical treatment in the United States
1. It is very important to choose the appropriate insurance, not only depending on the price, but also on the hospitals covered and the types of diseases covered by the hospitals;
2. Try to bring the original or photocopy of all patients' cases, original images and drugs currently taken. When seeing a doctor;
3. In order to facilitate payment and refund, try to use a dual-currency credit card, Visa or Master, and the credit card is valid for at least half a year;
4. Try to be accompanied by family or friends when seeing a doctor, so as to facilitate communication with doctors, especially friends who speak good English;
5. After seeing a doctor, remember to ask the doctor or hospital for cases or video materials to facilitate the need of seeing a doctor in the future.