Public medicine in Russia is often criticized with the last words, but at the same time, with the first symptoms of a runny nose or for standard information, most of the population goes to municipal health institutions. This means that you need to know your hospital and it is advisable to have a card there in advance. How do I find out which clinic I belong to by registration and can I visit the clinic at my actual place of residence without registration?
We are going on reconnaissance
A single reference service for patients does not exist. Accordingly, you will have to deal with the search for a healthcare institution on your own. Perhaps you already know that a building surrounded by a fence two yards from yours is a polyclinic? If the distance is minimal and you have free time, you can just go to the nearest hospital and find out everything at the reception. But be prepared for the fact that the actual clinic closest to the house can serve a completely different area. You ask: “How do I know which clinic my family and I belong to if I don’t have time to personally visit all the nearest hospitals?” There is an answer. Be prepared for the fact that you still have to spend personal time communicating with representatives of the healthcare system.
Directories will help you find a clinic
A time-saving option is to ring up all the clinics closest to your address. You can find their contacts in the directories of organizations. Next, call the reception (preferably in the morning) and ask if the institution serves your address. As soon as you find your clinic, it is advisable to immediately visit it and get a patient card. Acquaintance with the doctor and the organization can, of course, be postponed until the actual disease. But making a doctor’s home call, if necessary, will be easier if you are already registered with a particular healthcare institution. There is another way to find out which clinic a particular apartment building belongs to.
Clinic will help to find the word of mouth
The easiest way to find out where the municipal organizations serving your address are is to ask the local population. Ask your friends and acquaintances living in your vicinity or your housemates. Nowadays, many are reluctant to turn to strangers for help, but this is the easiest way to find an institution that everyone visits. Be sure, and the stern man from your porch, and the young girl, and grandmother at the porch necessarily know where the local clinic is located. In addition, after talking with her clients, you can find out something useful, for example, reviews about a specific doctor or patient appointment schedule. Do not be shy and ask your neighbors, for the question: “Which clinic do I belong to, where are you treated?” absolutely decent and will not cause a negative.
Children's healthcare facilities
Do not forget that patients under 18 years of age in our country are served in separate children's medical institutions. If your family has children, after moving to a new apartment you need to be puzzled by the search for a hospital for them. The same methods that you used to find an adult health care institution will help. A popular question among young mothers: "A child will be born in a family soon, how do I find out which clinic we are?" Pregnant women can not be puzzled by the search for a children's hospital. After discharge from the hospital with the baby for the first weeks, the district doctor of the child and the nurse will carry out patronage. They will come by official notification of discharge (sent by the hospital) and tell you where to go in case of problems.
Is registration required for registration at the clinic?
If you are registered at the address served by a particular clinic, you are not entitled to refuse to provide services. Even if you have never visited this health care facility, you can call a doctor at home in case of illness by dictating all the necessary data by phone. If your address of the actual stay does not coincide with the registration, you can register at the nearest clinic to your home by writing a statement addressed to its director. Ask the local doctor in the previous clinic before picking up your documents: “How do I find out which clinic I belong to now?” It is better to pick up the card from the previous hospital, as it contains a lot of information useful for specialists. If for some reason you did not succeed, in the new clinic, when you register, you will open a new medical history. Without permanent registration at the place of residence, you can identify the health institution and the child. After writing a statement, the head of the clinic should receive an official response; they rarely refuse, as any healthcare institution is interested in increasing the number of patients. You have learned a lot about the registration procedure in a medical institution, now your friend’s question is: “How do I know which clinic my family and I belong to?” will not put you in a quandary. You can give useful advice and even talk about your own experience.