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HOSPITALS
Medical treatment is available at both public hospitals and private clinics. Consultations are on a first come first served basis, but there are exceptions, so please check with your clinic before arrival.

Consultation hours are generally from 9時00分am to 12時00分pm and 2時00分pm to 5時00分pm, Monday to Saturday, but vary between hospitals. Medical care is very expensive in Japan, so please make sure you arrange health insurance coverage as soon as possible.

GOING TO THE DOCTOR
1. Fill out the application form. The form is only in Japanese, so it might be a good idea to bring someone who can read Japanese with you.
2. Give the application form and your health insurance card to the receptionist. If you forget your card, you will probably have to pay the entire consultation fee and the cost of the medication at the end of your visit. You will have a chart made up for you.
3. You will then be directed to the waiting room, usually a hallway, where you wait until your name is called. While you are waiting, you may be required to fill out a questionnaire or a medical history sheet. When your name is called, you will be accompanied to the examination room.
4. Consultation. (The consulting room may be a curtained-off cubicle, rather than in a separate room).
5. After having seen the doctor, go to the cashier to pay for the visit.
6. If you have received a prescription, go to the dispensary, give over your prescription and wait for your name or number to be called.

Don't hesitate to ask questions. The Japanese doctors may not be used to being asked questions, but it is your body and health, so it is your right to ask questions if you want to.
Note: This whole procedure may take two or three hours, especially if it is your first visit.

OUT OF HOURS TREATMENT

1. Sundays, Holidays, O-Bon (Aug. 14-15), New Year (Dec. 31-Jan. 3)
Medical Care Information Tape (9時00分am to 6時00分pm):
1. 214-3350
2. 258-2323

Dental : Holiday and Weekend Clinic
Prefectural Dental Centre
Treatment Hours : 9時00分am to 4時00分pm
223-0378

2. EVENING TREATMENT
Internal medicine, Paediatrics
Kagoshima City After-hours Emergency Care Center
214-3350
Treatment Hours :
Monday-Saturday 7時00分pm to 7時00分am
Sunday, Public Holidays 6時00分pm to 7時00分am

City Dental Roster Clinic
Treatment Hours : 6時00分pm to 11時00分pm daily
Recorded Message
222-0574

3. EMERGENCY TREATMENT
In an emergency :
Emergency First Aid Centre
224-2101（Extension 2291,2292,2525,2526）

Emergency aid for serious injuries such as external injuries as a result of traffic accidents, sudden illness in infants, head injuries, abdominal pain, circulatory or heart problems, etc. is available 24 hours a day. Specialists from all departments and areas of specialty are available at the centre during the daytime. During evenings, and on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, a total of 8 staff members including specialists and researchers of internal medicine, the circulatory system (heart and blood related), external medicine, pediatrics, neurology and the nervous system, and obstetrics including a centre for newborn infants will be present for emergency assistance.

Furthermore, if the patient is unable to leave the house a maximum of 7 staff members will go to the home of the patient to administer emergency treatment.

4. AFTER HOURS EMERGENCY PHARMACY
22-18 Kamoike 2-chome
Kagoshima City Health/Emergency Centre 1F
206-2811
7時00分pm to 7時00分am weekdays
6時00分pm to 7時00分am weekends and holidays

PUBLIC HEALTH CENTRES
Public health centres are set up by the city government to improve and promote public hygiene. They provide various medical check ups for adults and mother and child health care programmes. Some of the services are listed below, but for more information please call the health centre closest to you.
イ General physicals for adults
イ Various cancer tests
イ Examinations, x-rays and tests
イ Preventative inoculations
イ Prenatal classes
イ Infant check ups
イ Aids information and counselling
イ General counselling

ENQUIRIES

1. Chuo Health Centre
2-25-1-11, Kamoike
258-2321

2. Tobu Health Centre
10-5 Yamashita-cho (in front of City Hall)
216-1310

3. Nanbu Health Centre
5-26-7 Taniyamachuo
268-2315

4. Seibu Health Centre
2-21-6 Nagayoshi
252-8522

5. Yoshida Health Centre
1687-2 Honjyo-cho(1696 Honjyo-cho)
294-1215

6. Sakurajima Health Center
1439 Sakurajima Fujino-cho
293-2360

7. Matsumoto Health Centre
2883 Kamitaniguchi-cho
278-5417

8. Koriyama Health Centre
141 Koriyama-cho
298-2114

9. Kiire Health Centre
6100 Kiire-cho(7005 Kiire-cho)
099-345-3434(099-345-3755)

Useful Vocabulary

風邪をひきました Kaze wo hikimashita. I have caught a cold.
頭が痛い Atama ga itai I have a head ache.
喉が痛い Nodo ga itai My throat hurts.
息が苦しい Iki ga kurushii It's hard to breathe.
熱 Netsu Temperature
くしゃみをする Kushami wo suru. To sneeze
咳 Seki Cough
鼻血 Hanaji Noseblood
アレルギー Arerugii Allergy
声が嗄れる Koe ga kareru. My voice is hoarse.
疲労 Hiro Fatigue
不快感 Fukaikan Discomfort
食欲がない Shokuyoku ga nai. Lack of appetite
食べ物を飲み込みにくい Tabemono wo nomikomi nikui It's hard to swallow food.
吐く Haku To vomit
吐き気がする Hakike ga suru. I feel like vomiting.
胃が痛い I ga itai. Stomach ulcer
胃潰瘍 Ikaiyou Stomach ache
便秘 Benpi Constipation
下痢 Geri Diarrhea
血 Chi Blood
血圧 Ketsuatsu Blood pressure
高血圧 Kouketsuatsu High blood pressure
低血圧 Teiketsuatsu Low blood pressure
脈 Myaku Pulse

HAVING A BABY
Japan has one of the lowest infant mortality rates in the world, with the concern for the welfare of the expecting mother and the new born given great priority. Various services are offered and a hand book is provided for the expecting mother to keep track of health matters.
Note: In order to receive full benefits, you must be registered as a foreign resident with City Hall.

PREGNANCY
If you become pregnant while you are in Japan, notify your local public health centre to take advantage of the various medical services offered. You will receive:
イ A maternal and child health hand book, which is available in both English and Japanese for free. You should look after this book, because your baby's growth and vaccinations will be recorded in it.
イ Coupons for three free medical check ups for the mother
イ A coupon for compulsory immunisation for the baby.
イ Paediatric examinations at three, seven and twelve months of age.

You will also be able to take advantage of the following services:
イ Mother’s classes on pregnancy, childbirth and infant care.
イ Home visits by a public health nurse after the birth.

For more details contact the Public Health Centre near you.

REGISTRATION OF BIRTH
You are required to register the baby's birth within 14 days at the Citizens' Registration Division of City Hall. Please bring the following:
1. Maternal and child health handbook.
2. Birth Certificate
3. Foreign Residents’ Registration Card
4. Seal (your signature is also OK)
5. Certificate for Health Insurance.

If the baby is going to stay in Japan for longer than sixty days, he or she must be registered as a foreign resident. Also remember to register your baby with your embassy.

INOCULATIONS
For those who wish to be vaccinated, the following inoculations are available at the locations listed free of charge.

VACCINATION

As your child grows, opportunities for them leaving the house will naturally increase. Protect your child by immunizing him or her before they start school, and prevent the spread of infectious diseases.

Vaccination		Target group	Place to receive vaccine
BCG		Children of 3 months old or moreandless than 6 months old	Medical Institutions ☆Please book in advance ☆Items to bring: ・Maternity passbook ・Vaccination coupons (vaccination coupons will be sent to all residents of Kagoshima City, so please forward enquiries to the office below)
DPT vaccine (diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus)	1^st shot	Children of 3 months old or more and less than 90 months old
Combined vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus)	2^nd shot	Children of 11 years old or more and less than 13 years old
Measles and rubella combined vaccine	1^st shot	Children of 12 months old or more and less than 24 months old
	2^nd shot	Children in the year before starting primary school.
	3^rd shot	Children who turn 13 years old during the first year of junior high school.
	4^th shot	Children who turn 18 years old during the third year of high school.
Japanese encephalitis	1^st shot	Children of 6 months old or more and less than 90 months old.
Japanese encephalitis	2^nd shot	Children of 9 years old or more and less than 13 years old.
Polio	Children of 3 months old or more and less than 90 months old.		Various health centers. Group vaccinations will be held in spring and autumn (around Apr~Jun for spring, and Sept~Dec for autumn)

※ Please contact us if you have not received vaccination coupons

《Enquiries》

Infection Control Measures, Health & Prevention Division,

Kamoike 2-chome 25-1-11 099-258-2358

EXPENSES
Child birth expenses will be partly covered by your health insurance. Contact either your place of employment (if insured through it), or the National Health Insurance Division of City Hall when you register the birth.

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