Booklet Health Care Colombia.pdf

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Handout to use COLOMBIA’s

Social Security ServicesEPS SANITAS



GENERAL INFORMATION

According to Colombian Law all foreign with temporalresidence in Colombia, must be covered by a nationalhealthcare organization. (EPS) which in your case is going

to be EPS Sanitas. This company is in charge of your healthservice package.



Please Keep in Mind...

- During your first month after your entry into the social securityscheme, you will only have access to the emergency department,therefore, you won’t be able to schedule any medicalappointment.

- In order to use or access to any of the health services covered bythe EPS Sanitas (emergency department, medical consultation,among others), you will need your Foreign ID Card.



Services Included in the

Compulsory Plan of Health - POS

- Medical Consultation (general and specialized medicine)

- Dentistry (except for orthodontics, periodontics, andprosthetics)

- Diagnosis (clinical laboratory, radiology, ultrasound, Magneticresonance imaging, scans)

- Hospitalization



Services Included in the

Compulsory Plan of Health

- POS

- Medicine and lens supply

- Processing of disability and licenses

- Surgical Treatments (low, medium, and highperformance)

- Therapeutic Support ( physical, occupational,respiratory)



- Primary Attention Units (UAP) They are health providingcenters for primary assistance.

Provided services in UAPs

- Medical consultation scheduled for general medicine,pediatrics and gynecology

- Medical consultation non-scheduled

- First level clinical laboratory - Promotion and prevention activities

How to access to the

health services?



- You can schedule the appointment calling to the phone number7428383 or through the website www.epssanitas.com

The date of the appointment remember you should:

- Arrive 30 minutes earlier before the appointment.

- The UAP will ask for your Foreign ID Card.

How to schedule an

appointment at the UAP?

http://www.epssanitas.com/



When a sudden situation arise from an illness or an accident endangering your life.

According to the triage you get, you will receive medicalattention:

- Triage 1: Immediate treatment

- Triage 2: Within the next 60 minutes after admission

- Triage 3: within 6 hours after

- Triage 4: it’s considered as an outpatient visit, the patient should attendto his UAP to get medical attention.

When to attend to an

Emergency Department?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triage

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triage



Clínica Universitaria Colombia

Calle 22 b No 66-46

In case of an emergency,

you can go to...Clínica Federman

Calle 58 No 37-10



Clinica Fundadores

Carrera 36 No 25 c -15

In case of an emergency,

you can go to...Clinica Palermo

Calle 47 No 22-02



y question...

If you have any other question abouthow to use your health care services inColombia please check this website

http://portal.colsanitas.com/portal/web/eps-sanitas

Or contact the phone number 3759000




Documents

Booklet Health Care Colombia.pdf