In order to schedule an appointment with a primary doctor, students can have access to Medical Service, a private off-campus medical clinic located in the center of Florence. Medical Service , Via Roma, 4 tel: Visits at Medical Service are covered by your GeoBlue health insurance card and involve no additional cost.
If you are going to a Medical Service appointment, please be sure to bring your GeoBlue insurance card with you. Please feel free to ask the OSL for assistance, or, alternatively, if you would prefer to contact Medical Service directly, you can contact the clinic at the number provided above.
House Calls. Medical Service will also provide house calls on campus or at your residence. Please note that payments for house calls must be made in cash directly to the doctor on call.
Italian doctors are extremely qualified, but only some of them speak English, and the modes of care may be very different from that to which you are accustomed.
It is for this reason that staff from the Office of Student Life assists with medical needs and accompanies students to the local hospitals. The Office of Student Life staff can help students navigate local hospitals, providing services such as accompaniment, translation, general support, and administrative assistance. Please call the Office of Student Life if you think you need to visit a hospital.
