Hope for the best, plan for the worst...

Sackler offers an insurance plan called FEMI. If you want to see a doctor, you call the provider and they tell you who can see you. There's a FEMI doctor on campus a few hours per week. There's another few in the  area, including the Ramat Aviv Mall.

We don't have a co-payment for visiting a doctor or the emergency room. Some prescriptions are covered, if approved by FEMI. They cover all emergencies, with the exception of sports and automobile accidents. If you hurt yourself in the gym, the gym's insurance will cover you. If you are involved in a car accident, then the automobile insurance will cover you. And in the cases of the drivers being uninsured, Israel has a special fund set up for such cases.

FEMI will also provide emergency coverage while you are traveling outside of Israel. For more information on this contact FEMI directly. FEMI also provides coverage for dental emergencies, but not for optional dental treatment.

The phone number for FEMI is 03-568-8888.

Emergencies:
In case of a medical emergency: Call an ambulance at 101 and you'll deal with FEMI retroactively.
In case of a medical urgency: Call FEMI, arrange for a confirmation number to be seen in an emergency department, take a taxi to a hospital. Save the cab receipt and you'll be able to file for travel reimbursements.

In cases of needle pricks or other work related injuries, go to the hospital's emergency department and carry out whatever procedures are necessary. Collect all the paperwork, including the incident and hospital reports, and bring it to the office of student affairs. You will have to fill out some paperwork and be responsible for the fees. You will receive a reimbursement.

Local Pharmacies:
Neve Avivim Pharmacy - Yehudah Ha-Nassi 34, 03-641-0411.
Super-Pharm - Tagore 32, 03-641-1666
Super-Pharm - Ahimeir 1, 03-641-7117
Super-Pharm - Einstein 40 (RAM), 03-641-3730

Flu shots: Call a FEMI doctor and obtain a prescription. Go to any local pharmacy and purchase the vaccine with your prescription, the vaccine is not covered by the insurance. Then you can bring the vaccine to any FEMI doctor and they will administer it for you.

Keep in mind that students in the hospitals may ask their preceptors regarding flu shots. Some departments offer and others don't.