医療をうけるには／Getting Medical Treatment／Para recibir tratamiento médico

さいたま暮らしの情報誌

Information for Living in Saitama City
No.60 (Mar. 2018)にほんいりょうう

じゅしん

ながちゅういてん

日本で医療を受けるには…受診の流れと注意点
Getting Medical Treatment in Japan: Process and Points to Note
¿Cómo recibimos tratamientos médicos en Japón?
----Pasos a seguir y algunos puntos esenciales

こんなときどうする？
What do you do when you…
¿Qué podemos hacer en estos casos?

けつあつ・かぜかな？

き・血圧が気になる・ are worried about your・have a cold?

blood pressure?
・Me preocupa mucho la・¿Estoy resfriado?

presión arterial.

きぶん・なんだか気分がすぐれない

しょくよく・ 食 欲 がないなあ

・are just not feeling well?

・have no appetite?

・Me siento un poco mal.

はっこうもと【発行元】

こうえきしゃだんほうじん

かんこうこくさいきょうかい

・Perdí el apetito.

こくさいこうりゅう

公 益 社 団 法 人 さいたま観 光 国 際 協 会 （STIB）国 際 交 流 センター（IEC）
ばしょ

し う ら わ く ひがしたかさごちょう

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E-mail : iec@stib.jp
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【Publicado por】Buró para el Turismo y las Relaciones Internacionales de Saitama (STIB)
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医療をうけるには／Getting Medical Treatment／Para recibir tratamiento médico

Seeing a doctor
Choose the appropriate type of doctor＜Types of doctor/clinic and what they treat＞
ない かInternal medicine ( 内 科): illnesses affecting internal organs (colds,stomach illnesses, etc.)
げ かSurgery (外科): injuries, illnesses requiring sugery(involving mammary glands, anus, intestines, etc.)

しんりょうひsee the doctor

pay診療費＜Things to bring＞＜if required＞

・insurance card・ notes on yoursymptoms

Take your prescription to
the pharmacy and pay foryour medicine

さんふじんかObstetrics and gynecology (産婦人科): pregnancy, childbirth,gynecology

よいじ び かがんかEar-Nose-Throat (耳鼻科 ): ears, nose, etc.

Eye (眼科): eyes

The difference between hospitals and clinics
びょういんHospitals ( 病 院 ): have at least 20 beds and 3 doctors and are for severe illnesses and injuries
しんりょうじょClinics ( 診 療 所 ): are smaller than hospitals, have less than 20 beds, and as few as one doctor.

Public medical insurance and your insurance card
Public medical insurance
When you receive medical treatment due to illness etc, this system bears part of the cost (usually 70%). In Japan all
citizens and foreigner residents are obligated to enroll in the public medical insurance program. There are two typesof insurance avaiable, one for company employees and the other for those who are self-employed or unemployed.
Health insurance card
けんこう ほけんしょうThis card ( 健 康 保 険 証 ) certifies that you are enrolled in the public medical insurance program. You must present
this card at the reception desk when you go to the doctor.

When in doubt, ask someone nearby

・For questions related to public insurance➡Your Ward office’s pension
and insurance division.
・For assistance in your language:➡AMDA International Medical Information Center
provides medical consultation to foreign residents in their language. The
phone number will be changing in April. See amda-imic.com/ for details.

➡Saitama Information & Support (SIS) ☎048-833-3296
http://sia1.jp/foreign/advice/