AMBULANCE and FIRE 119
POLICE 112
EMERGENCY MEDICAL INFORMATION CENTER 1339
Language service is available 24/7 to help on First-Aid, ambulance dispatch and medical translation.

WEBSITE http://world.1339.or.kr/eng/index.asp

Always remember to bring your Alien Registration Card when visiting hospitals and  clinics. When admitted to hospital, remember to bring your own  cutlery.

Please note that medication sold at home may NOT be available in Korea and over the counter medicine might need a doctor’s note.

For urgent medical assistance, please be aware that there are NO PARAMEDICS in a Korean Ambulance.

KOREAN NATIONAL HEALTHCARE INSURANCE SCHEME
Foreigners who have lived in South Korea for five months are required to sign up. It is possible to apply for 
exclusion in the case of having medical care access through a private healthcare insurance scheme. For further details, see https://www.nhis.or.kr/english/wbheaa02900m01.do