The inhabitants of the County Council pay a small fee for medical treatment but no one pays more than SEK 900 per year. Low income earners receive a discount for hospital care. Children and teenagers under 20 years receive free health and medical care. Primary care Health and medical care is strongly decentralized. In the County Council of Kalmar there are 80 district nurse clinics and 30 local health centres with 120 general practitioners.
Most people have no further than five kilometers to travel to the nearest health care center.
Primary care also includes district physiotherapists, childrens health and welfare and maternity health and welfare. The three emergency hospitals in the County Council are situated in Kalmar, Oskarshamn and V stervik. Some of the patients need highly specialised care. This is offered at the University Hospital of Link ping at the expence of Kalmar County Council. Within the County Council hospitals the usual medical and surgical facilities can be found.