Hospitals
Update date: November 1, 2024
Normal Visits
Most hospitals are open for consultations on weekdays, during regular business hours, and Saturday mornings, and are closed on Saturday afternoons, Sundays, and public holidays.
When you visit a hospital, you will need to show your health insurance card and patient card (for first-time visitors, only a health insurance card is required) at the reception area and wait to be seen by the doctor. If the hospital is crowded, you may need to wait for over an hour. After your consultation, you need to pay for the visit at the cashier’s window and, if necessary, pick up your prescription, take it to a pharmacy (often located right next to or across the street from the hospital), and purchase your medication.
Information on Hospitals
Please use the following websites to find hospitals with multilingual support.
Medical Institutions Available for Foreign Languages Speakers
Please refer to the link below for a list of medical institutions available for foreign language speakers in Hokkaido.
About medical institutions available for foreign language(s)
Visits at Night or on Holidays
If you need to see a doctor at night or on a National Holidays, please call one of the numbers below.
- Night Emergency Center
Address: WEST19, Odori Nishi 19, Chuo-ku, Sapporo
TEL: 011-641-4316 (Japanese only) - Emergency Medical Information Center
TEL: 0120-208-699, 011-221-8699 (Japanese only) - Oral Care Center (Dentist)
Address: Sapporo Dental Association Building, Minami 7, Nishi 10, Chuo-ku, Sapporo
TEL: 011-511-7774 (Japanese only). - Hakodate Night Emergency Center
Adress：2-3-1 Goryokaku-cho, Hakodate City, Hakodate City Health Center 2nd floor
TEL：0138-30-1199
Reference
Sapporo Medical Communication Hotline （011-211-2121）
The Sapporo Medical Communication Hotline assists with free reservations and inquiries when going to the hospital due to injuries or illnesses. It provides telephone interpretation services in 21 languages and on-site interpretation services in English and Chinese. The telephone interpretation service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Only hospitals within Sapporo City are available for use.
Please refer to the following link for information on this matter
Sapporo Medical Communication Hotline