Medical Services

Ⅰ   Medical Consultation

Wuhan has an effective and efficient medical and healthcare network and general and specialized hospitals can be found in all of the city’s administrative districts. Foreigners in Wuhan may seek medical attention at the hospital by presenting their personal identity document or residence permit. If they are unable to make the trip to the hospital, they can dial emergency assistance number 120 or the number of their designated hospital for an ambulance. The fee ranges from one hundred to several hundred of RMB, depending on the distance transported and the medicines used.
The First-class Hospitals in Wuhan tend to have numerous outpatients. They offer online and telephone appointment services. Patients may proceed to the outpatient department, register and wait their turn. Outpatient services follow this procedure: Registration and assignment to the right department for diagnosis—waiting for one’s turn—Consultation with the doctor—Paid examinations and tests (some examinations require appointments in advance)—Direct prescription by doctor or prescription according to the results of examinations and tests—Paying—Collecting medicines.

List of the First-class Hospitals in Wuhan

Ⅱ   Treatment of Contagious Diseases and Severe Epidemics
If a person is bitten or clawed by an animal (such as a dog, cat or mouse), he or she should immediately have his or her wound washed with suds or clean water, and get treated at the nearest rabies exposure preventive treatment clinic and timely undertake vaccination.
A person who has been confirmed or is suspected of contracting a contagious disease at a medical institution should cooperate with all inspection and quarantine measures implemented by the medical institution; he or she should be transferred to the relevant contagious disease hospital for treatment according to relevant regulations.

Ⅲ   Vaccination of Children
As for children born in Wuhan, vaccination card should be obtained at their birth hospital; children living in Wuhan should apply for making up a vaccination card from the community health service office (or the town hospital). The children should receive vaccinations according to the immunization procedure at the required time.

Source：Guide for Foreigners in Wuhan