How to seek healthcare

• If you are seriously ill or have been seriously injured.
• Call 112 for an ambulance, if you or someone else needs immediate emergency care.
• There is an accidents and emergency department at the hospital in Borås — Södra Älvsborg Hospital.
• The contact details for Södra Älvsborg Hospital can be found at 1177.se The Care Guide

• 1177 is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• The nurses who answer the calls assess your need for care, advise you, and guide you to appropriate care settings when needed.
• Call +46 771-11 77 00 if you have a phone number from outside Sweden.
• You only pay for the cost of the call (a regular phone call).

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• Contact information to all clinics in Sweden

• Primary health care centres are your first choice for minor injuries and illnesses.
• You can be examined and receive treatment for the majority of illnesses and conditions.
• Open weekdays, 8am – 5pm.
• When the primary health care centre is closed, you can access health care at the clinic that is open in the evenings and weekends — Jourcentral. Always call 1177 before you go.
• Contact details of all the health care centres in Borås can be found at 1177.se The Care Guide

• At Ungdomsmottagningen, or the youth clinic, you can receive help with questions about sex and relationships, protection from pregnancy, and tests for sexually transmitted infections.
• You can also receive psychological support.
• Learn more at  Youmo - youth Clinic Online
• Contact details of the two youth clinics in Borås can be found at umo.se or 1177.se - the Care Guide

• If you need dental care, you can find more information here: the Public Dental Service
• In case of emergency dental problems, contact your dental clinic
• In case of serious and emergency jaw and dental injuries on evenings, nights, and weekends, call 1177.

In need of a physiotherapist please contact the primary health care centre, or call 1177 (the medical advice line), and they will guide you.

You will find information about costs and regulations when you need to seek medical care in Sweden on the following website: Care for foreign students - rights and fees - 1177 Vårdguiden 

There are different charges that apply if you come from a country inside or outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland. This is also the case if it relates to emergency/necessary care or non-emergency, planned care.

If you’ll be studying in Sweden for more than a year, you can register for a Swedish personal identity number.
Once you’ve received your number, you’ll be entitled to medical care subject to the same terms and conditions as other people who are resident in Sweden.

Having a good insurance is very important when something happens. It is the responsibility of every student to make sure that she or he has adequate protection.

More about insurance for international students

Keep in mind that always save original receipts when you seek care as they should be attached to your claim form.

Contact information for Södra Älvsborg Hospital in Borås can be found 1177.se The Care Guide

Read more at Studenthälsa.se

• There are three counsellors working at Student Health Care Centre at the University of Borås.
• We can help you with questions about your health.
• Student Health Care Centre is a complement to the other health care settings.
• All visits to Student Health Care Centre are free.
• Student Health Care is bound by professional secrecy and confidentiality.
• Find more information and see how to make an appointment at the Student Health Care pages for University of Borås