{"id":66609,"date":"2016-04-19T17:33:24","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T15:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=66609"},"modified":"2020-01-19T16:04:33","modified_gmt":"2020-01-19T15:04:33","slug":"the-international-service-at-clinica-sagrada-familia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/the-international-service-at-clinica-sagrada-familia\/","title":{"rendered":"The international service at Cl\u00ednica Sagrada Familia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicasagradafamilia.com\/es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Clinic Sagrada Familia<\/a> is now a reference hospital for many companies and schools in Barcelona, as well as tourism agencies, study abroad programs, language schools, hotels, and the commercial port. Why? Because of its unique <strong>international department<\/strong> which is fully dedicated to foreign patients.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/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.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/the-international-service-at-clinica-sagrada-familia\/#Tourist_Care_Assistance\" title=\"Tourist Care Assistance\">Tourist Care Assistance<\/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.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/the-international-service-at-clinica-sagrada-familia\/#24_hours_full_service_and_assistance\" title=\"24 hours full service and assistance\">24 hours full service and assistance<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/the-international-service-at-clinica-sagrada-familia\/#What_to_do_if_you_need_a_medical_assistance\" title=\"What to do if you need a medical assistance\">What to do if you need a medical assistance<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tourist_Care_Assistance\"><\/span>Tourist Care Assistance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>private clinic Sagrada Familia<\/strong>\u00a0was\u00a0created in 1970, but the full assistance medical service for foreign patients have been part of the Clinic since much more recently. More precisely, it opened when <strong>TCA (Tourist Care Assistance)<\/strong>, a company with more than 20 years of experience in health care, offered its services to help the clinic handle the high flow of foreign patients who came every day. TCA \u2018s team offers now a high quality service to foreign patients (expatriates, tourists, or people who are travelling for business or studies), including integral support from A to Z, and a <strong>special personalized accompaniment<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"24_hours_full_service_and_assistance\"><\/span>24 hours full service and assistance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-66804 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0208-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0208\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>The clinic\u2019s international department includes many services:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">A <strong>24\/7 free service of translation<\/strong> (English, German, French, Russian and Portuguese).<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">A <strong>24 hours service of emergencies with private ambulances<\/strong> , 7 examination rooms.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">A system of <strong>express consultations<\/strong> for minor pathologies which allows to clear the emergency service.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">A <strong>24\/7 service of specialists with immediate consultations<\/strong> (scheduled for the very day or the day after).<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">A <strong>24 hours medical attendance<\/strong> by phone and possibility to send a doctor of your language to your house or hotel at any time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The foreign patient is fully supported and gets a personalized accompaniment. TCA offer an <strong>integral support with the insurance<\/strong> and take care of direct billing. In the case of refunding by the insurance, they assist the patient with procedures. They also assist foreign patients with accommodation for them as well as their family, friends or other people who are companying them. Indeed the searching of an accommodation in the area is facilitated by the agreements between the clinic and some hotels.<br \/>\nThe international department of the clinic also has agreement with study abroad programs, schools and universities, which engage them to offer special services to foreign students, such as easy terms of payment.<br \/>\nIn the case where a foreign patient is hospitalized, he will receive a <strong>privileged attendance<\/strong> as well as a VIP status, including a \u201csuite\u201d-type room with free TV and Wi-Fi.<br \/>\nIn the case of repatriation, the clinic takes care of the transfer (by ambulance, by plane or by helicopter).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_66805\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66805\" class=\"wp-image-66805 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/clinica-sagrada-familia-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"clinica sagrada familia\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-66805\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The clinic is located on Carrer de Torras i Pujalt, 1<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_to_do_if_you_need_a_medical_assistance\"><\/span>What to do if you need a medical assistance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>In the case of an emergency<\/strong>, you can show up directly at the reception desk, and TCA will receive you immediately. Or you can also call the 24\/7 number of the service: <strong>+34 628 604 412<\/strong>, to tell them that a patient is coming. They will receive you at your arrival to the clinic. <strong>If you need an ambulance<\/strong>, call this number: a ambulance will be sent to you immediately.<br \/>\n<strong>If you need to see a specialist<\/strong>, call this number or send an email to this address: <a href=\"mailto:sagradafamilia@tcassistance.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">sagradafamilia@tcassistance.com<\/a>. A visit will be immediately scheduled for the very day or the day after.<br \/>\nYou may also be interested to know that, if a student has been picked up by a <a href=\"http:\/\/sem.gencat.cat\/ca\/inici\/index.html?destacat=1#googtrans(ca|en)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">SEM<\/a> ambulance and sent to a public health center, he can ask to be transferred to the clinic: the international service will take care of the transfer.<br \/>\nIn any of these cases, <strong>don\u2019t forget to bring in your ID and insurance card<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">TCA website and app will be launched soon. The app will work with iOS and Android, and be provided with geolocation system which indicates the nearest clinic centers as well as alternative transports to get to these centers.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"66609\"\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: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 150px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">2<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            votes        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Clinic Sagrada Familia is now a reference hospital for many companies and schools in Barcelona, as well as tourism agencies, study abroad programs, language schools, hotels, and the commercial port. 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