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Medical services
Emergency medical care is available at hospitals around town, but many international visitors might be put off by the sad state of public hospitals. The private clinics listed below have facilities that meet international standards. Services are pricey, but they generally accept major international insurance policies, including direct billing. In any case, it is worth checking with your health insurance provider to confirm that you are covered in Russia – and investing in travel insurance if you are not.
Clinics
In case of more serious health issues:
American Medical Clinic (740 2090; www.amclinic.ru; nab reki Moyki 78; Sadovaya)
Euromed (327 0301; www.euromed.ru; Suvorovsky pr 60; Chernyshevskaya)
Medem International Clinic & Hospital (336 3333; www.medem.ru; ul Marata 6; Mayakovskaya)
MedPalace (380 7979; www.medpalace.ru; ul Chaykovskogo 6; Chernyshevskaya)
Pharmacies
Look for the sign (apteka) or the usual green cross to find a pharmacy. 36.6 Pharmacy (spb.366.ru) is a chain of 24-hour pharmacies with many branches around the city:
Historic Heart (Gorokhovaya ul 16; Sadovaya)
Smolny (Liteyny pr 41; Mayakovskaya)
Vosstaniya (Zagorodny pr 6/8; Vladimirskaya)
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