{"id":585,"date":"2013-02-01T21:14:22","date_gmt":"2013-02-01T20:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/?p=585"},"modified":"2020-01-02T11:01:41","modified_gmt":"2020-01-02T10:01:41","slug":"healthcare-in-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/healthcare-in-madrid\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspects of Healthcare in Madrid that You Should Know About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Finding your way around in any new city can be sometimes overwhelming, with a number of very important aspects to be taken care of before any new arrival can fully feel that they have put down some form of roots and their basic needs have been taking care of.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\"><strong>ShMadrid<\/strong><\/a> focuses on health care in the Spanish capital.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/aesthetic-surgery-clinics-madrid\/\">Aesthetic Surgery Clinics in Madrid<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Index<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/healthcare-in-madrid\/#the-spanish-health-care-system\" title=\"The Spanish health care system\">The Spanish health care system<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/healthcare-in-madrid\/#investing-in-private-health-care\" title=\"Investing in private health care\">Investing in private health care<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-spanish-health-care-system\"><\/span>The Spanish health care system<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5510\" style=\"width: 296px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5510\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5510 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/ekg-158177_960_720-286x300.png\" alt=\"white heartline with blue background\" width=\"286\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/ekg-158177_960_720-286x300.png 286w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/ekg-158177_960_720-300x314.png 300w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/ekg-158177_960_720.png 687w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It goes without saying that most people who will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/yearly-rental\"><strong>staying<\/strong><\/a> any length of time in Madrid will be looking for a comfortable place to make their home. But besides a place to call home, there are many more things that need to be organised to get comfortable in a new city and country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the most important aspects of everyday life is making sure that your personal health, as well as that of any of your loved ones who would be living with you in Madrid, have been taken care of.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While Spain does provide very adequate health service with people in regular employment often have all payment aspects taken care of by their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/temporary-employment-agencies-madrid\/\"><strong>employers<\/strong><\/a>, using the system does have its shortcomings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">First of all, like any other National Health Service, it tends to be pretty overcrowded and the staff are often stretched to deal with all of the patients in a \u201crelaxed and friendly manner\u201c.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also majority of the staff have neither the time or information to speak to patients in any language other than <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/language-courses\/\"><strong>Spanish<\/strong><\/a>. That\u2019s the reason why many newcomers to Madrid consider taking out private health care.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/doctor-dentist-madrid\/\">How to Find a Doctor or Dentist in Madrid<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"investing-in-private-health-care\"><\/span>Investing in private health care<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_587\" style=\"width: 236px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/healthcare-madrid-rent-apartment.jpeg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-587\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-587 size-full\" title=\"healthcare-madrid-rent-apartment\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/healthcare-madrid-rent-apartment.jpeg\" alt=\"drawing of doctor and child\" width=\"226\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/healthcare-madrid-rent-apartment.jpeg 226w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/healthcare-madrid-rent-apartment-45x45.jpeg 45w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/healthcare-madrid-rent-apartment-50x50.jpeg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Those who can afford to pay for private insurance healthcare, especially if they do not speak Spanish, may soon discover that it will be a <strong>wise investment<\/strong> for any newcomer to the city to make, although hopefully they may never really have to take advantage of it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However it\u2019s always reassuring to know that should the occasion arise the chances of them being able to speak to a specialist practitioner in their own language can take a lot of the uncertainty out of settling in a new city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before serving offer health insurance is always best to discover which facilities in Madrid the health fund will refer people to. One end to remember is the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mdanderson.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">MD Anderson Houston hospital<\/a><\/strong> which is renowned for its high level of treatment as well as the sympathetic and friendly treatment that it provides.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They are also a number of centres spread around the <strong>center<\/strong> of city with trained and friendly staff that speaks most of the major European languages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Have you taken out private health care insurance for you and your family?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-center kksr-disabled\"\n    data-id=\"585\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\"><\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finding your way around in any new city can be sometimes overwhelming, with a number of very important aspects to be taken care of before any new arrival can fully feel that they have put down some form of roots and their basic needs have been taking care of. 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