Under the Slovak Constitution every individual, i.e. a citizen or foreign national has the right to freely choose the health care provider, except of certain categories of foreigners, as for instance asylum seekers.
Health care providers
The list of health care providers according to specialization may be found in the AZET web catalogue Health Care Providers.
If you are looking for a physician, please see the website Physicians and Health Centres.
Contacts for health institutions in Slovakia may be found on this link.
Important telephone numbers
- Integrated emergency rescue system: 112 (communication in foreign languages possible)
- Emergency ambulance service: 155
- Rescue line (Reťaz Života Foundation): 0850 111313. A doctor will advise you about how to provide the first aid prior to the arrival of the medical rescue team.
Emergency ambulance telephone numbers
- Emergency ambulance service in Žilina region: 041 5110 438, 041 7233 383 (street V.Spanyola), 041 5693666 (street Osloboditeľov). For more information see: Prehľad Lekárskej služby prvej pomoci v Žilinskom kraji
- Emergency ambulance service in Bratislava region: 02 63833130 (street Strečnianska), 02 /48279257 (clinic Ružinov). For more information see: Bratislava/Pohotovosti
- Emergency ambulance service in Prešov: 051 773 2220, 051 773 3444
- Emergency ambulance service in Nitra: 037 654 5288, 037 651 4259
- Emergency ambulance service in Trnava: 033 553 6103
- Emergency ambulance service in Banská Bystrica: 048 414 6666
- Emergency ambulance service in Trenčín: 032 652 3444, 032 656 6333
- Emergency ambulance service in Košice: 16 183
List of Health Insurance Companies
Public health insurance:
UNION zdravotná poisťovňa a.s.
Main address: Bajkalská 29/a, Bratislava 821 08
Web: www.unionzp.sk
E-mail:
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Tel: +421 2 2081 1811
Toll free helpline: 0850 003 333
DÔVERA zdravotná poisťovňa, a.s.
Main address: Einsteinova 25, 851 01 Bratislava
Web: www.dovera.sk
E-mail:
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Tel.: +421 37 772 22 78
Toll free helpline: 0850 850 850
Všeobecná zdravotná poisťovňa, a.s.
Main address: Mamateyova 17, P.O.BOX 41 850 05 Bratislava 55
Web: www.vszp.sk
E-mail:
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Tel: +421 2 2081 7003
Toll free helpline: 0850 003 003
Individual (commercial) health insurance:
UNION poisťovňa, a.s.
Main address: Bajkalská 29/A, Bratislava 821 08
Web: www.union.sk
E-mail:
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Tel: +421 2 2081 1811
Toll free helpline: 0850 111 211 |
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