Healthcare
WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE SICK?
A nurse is on the campus from Monday to Thursday 9 am to 5 pm. If you want to have an appointment with her, please contact her through her email address.
On fridays and week-ends, if you want a medical advise through telephone, you can dial 3966. This is the first thing to do before even going anywhere.
Do not forget that, in case of an emergency, the european emergency number is 112.
YOU WANT TO SEE A DOCTOR
If you want to consult a doctor or go to the hospital, you will have to use your (final or provisional) social security number (or Carte Vitale if you have it) or European Health Insurance Card.
You can contact the Centre de santé municipal Louis Lareng and ask for an appointment. You should be going there with someone that can speak French and translate the important information for you. You can ask your buddy about it.
If you cannot get an appointment with a doctor, you can go to La Maison Médicale de Tarbes in the Polyclinique of l'Ormeau on week days from 8 pm to midnight and on Saturdays afternoon and Sundays.
Teleconsultations are also possible at the Pharmacie du Boulevard, which is located around the corner.
Finally, if you have no other choice go to the emergency. The nearest service to ENIT is located at the Centre Hospitalier de Bigorre.
HEALTH INSURANCE IN FRANCE
HEALTH INSURANCE FOR STUDENTS FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION
Health coverage is mandatory in France. However, the European Union citizens only require to have the European Health Insurance Card.
HEALTH INSURANCE FOR STUDENTS FROM OUTSIDE EUROPEAN UNION
For people coming from outside the European Union, the subscription to the CPAM (French health care) is mandatory and this is why a certified birth certificate is required when you come to France.
In the meantime, it can be good to have a private insurance for the first 3 months of your stay in France.
If you need to talk to CPAM but do not speak French, you can reach the English Speaking Line by dialing the following number: 09.74.75.36.46.
