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During your time in Italy, you will need to see a doctor and dentist. With limited healthcare services on your installation, you may need to seek services on the economy. You may feel nervous about going to an Italian provider, but there are things you can do to make this process easier.
PATIENT LIAISONS
Host-nation patient liaisons act as intermediaries between patients and doctors to help facilitate the best care possible. From the language barrier and insurance forms, to providing comfort to clients, patient liaisons can help you feel at ease in new surroundings.
Getting a patient liaison
Available through TRICARE and the Army Regional Health Command Europe.
Program is open to all DoD ID cardholders, including non-TRICARE members.
Find your local TRICARE Service Center and patient liaison, go online to www.tricare.mil/ContactUs/CallUs/TSC
TREATMENT DIFFERENCES
Many options are available to you, such as Western, Eastern and homeopathic techniques. Talk with your doctor or patient liaison if you are in pain or are not responding well to these treatments.
Italian doctors may not always have a chaperone when examining a patient of the opposite sex. If you feel uncomfortable, it is appropriate to ask for an additional person in the room.
Rooms are usually double occupancy and may not have privacy curtains between beds.
GIVING BIRTH IN ITALY
Giving birth in an Italian hospital can be a very wonderful experience. Before delivery you’ll be able to tour the hospital, as well as meet the staff. It is vital that during your first months of pregnancy you make the necessary arrangements that are best for you and your family. During your pregnancy, you may receive prenatal care at your installation’s medical center.
Delivery options:
Your installation’s closest Italian hospital.
Army hospital in Landstuhl, Germany.
Fly back to the U.S. for delivery.
First steps after giving birth:
Obtain your baby’s Social Security Number
Enroll your baby in DEERS
Contact local TRICARE office for enrollment information
Photos need to be taken for your baby’s passport
Get a no-fee U.S. passport
Get a U.S. tourist passport
Get a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA), a birth certificate for babies born overseas
Add your baby in the Command Sponsor- ship Database
DENTAL CARE
Facility location, branch of service, deployments and staffing fluctuations affect the availability of dental care on installations to those who are not active duty. When space is not available, dependents must rely on Italian providers for their dental needs. Through a dental program with TRICARE, military family members stationed in Italy can receive quality, affordable dental care.
EMERGENCY CARE
Aviano Air Base, Camp Darby and USAG Vicenza installations do not have an emergency center. You can find emergency care at your installation’s local Italian hospital. If you need emergency care, ask the hospital to contact a host-nation patient liaison or call your local Military Treatment Facility or TRICARE Service Center (TSC) to arrange a meeting.
Closest emergency rooms to installations
Aviano - Pordenone Hospital
Camp Darby - Santa Chiara Hospital
USAG Vicenza installations - San Bortolo Hospital
