Medical Services

Dental care

In both Eskilstuna and Västerås, if you have a dental problem, call your nearest District Dental clinic, Folktandvården. If you want to turn to a private dentist there are plenty in Västerås and Eskilstuna.

The District Dental Clinics nearest to the university:

	ESKILSTUNA	VÄSTERÅS
VISITING ADDRESS	Folktandvården City	Folktandvården Herrgärdet
	Kungsgatan 41	Karlsgatan 17A
	631 88 ESKILSTUNA	Västerås
VISITING HOURS	Mondays	Mondays and Tuesdays
	07.45 – 19:00	07:40 – 17:00
	Tuesday through Thursday	Wednesday through Friday
	07:45 – 16 :30	07:40 – 16:00
	Fridays
	07:45 – 16:00
WEEKENDS AND EMERGENCIES	Tel. 112	Tel. 112
		11:00 – 12:00
CONTACT DETAILS	Tel. 016 – 10 40 70	Tel. 021 – 17 41 20
	Fax. 016 – 10 45 64	Fax. 021 – 17 41 48
	Email. folktandvarden.city@dll.se	Email. ftv.herrgardet@ltv.se

Medical services

Health care in Sweden is provided by health care centres. There are special clinics for children and expecting mothers, as well as youth clinics that offer advice on a range of issues, including family planning.

If you become ill...

1. during regular “office hours” you should call the health care centre closest to your accommodation. Please note that all health care centres are connected to a telephone service in Swedish with indications on whom and how to contact; wait until the recording is over and your call will be redirected to a nurse who can help you.

2. late in the afternoon, night time or during the weekend; you should call 1177, the health care counselling number and follow the instructions for counselling in English.

3. if it is an emergency or a life threatening situation, dial 112, the SOS alarm number in Sweden.

In any given case, you should always contact any of the options mentioned above. Access to both health care centres and emergency wards in Sweden is restricted and based on appointment or reference from a nurse at the health care centres or SOS alarm services.

Health Care Centres

	If you live in Eskilstuna
		Vårdcentralen Kungsgatan*
		Kungsgatan 39
		631 88 Eskilstuna
		Tel. 016 – 10 40 01
	*this health care centre is the closest to the university campus in Eskilstuna.	(Monday through Friday 08:00 – 17:00)

	If you live in Västerås
Accommodation	Norra Allégatan	Läkargruppen
facilites	Södra Allégatan	Källgatan 10 – 14, 5tr
		722 11 Västerås
		Tel. 021 – 15 02 80
		(Monday through Friday 08:00 – 16:00)
Accommodation	Folkets Hus	Prima Familjeläkarmottagning
facilites	Junior	Norra Källgatan 26
	Vallby	722 11 Västerås
		Tel. 021 – 15 03 80
		(Monday through Friday 08:00 – 16:00)
Accommodation	Bjurhovdatoppen	Herrgärdet Familjeläkarmottagning
facilites	Hallstahammar	Karlsgatan 17A
	Gökärten	721 23 Västerås
	Hülphersgatan	Tel. 021 – 17 41 01
	Regulatorn	(Monday through Friday 08:00 – 16:00)
Accommodation	Park	Servicehälsans Familjeläkare
facilites	Hagastaden	i Västerås
		Legeringsgatan 2,
		721 30 Västerås
		Tel. 021 – 19 68 00
		(Monday through Friday 08:00 – 16:00)

Please note that this information may be subject to change. Check www.ltv.se for the latest information regarding Västerås and www.landstinget.sormland.se for the latest information regarding Eskilstuna.

If you are an EU citizen, always bring your European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) to prove your eligibility to Swedish health care. If you come from a country outside the EU you must be prepared to pay full medical fees, at least 1500 SEK. This is NOT IN ANYWAY covered by the university.

Pharmacies

Strong medications such as antibiotics are only available on prescription and sold at pharmacies “apoteket”. Simple medications such as headache tablets can be bought either at a pharmacy or the supermarkets. Note that contraceptive pills are available on prescription only.

Last updated: 2012-01-03
Published by: Division for Student Affairs

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