Etela-karjalan Sosiaali- Ja Terveydenhuollon Kuntayhtyma (Eksote) / South Karelia Healthcare Centre

South Karelia Healthcare Centre

South Karelia Healthcare Centre is a municipal unit that provides healthcare services to people living within the Social and Health Care District of South Karelia (Eksote). The purpose of the healthcare centres is to promote the health and wellbeing of the residents and to provide healthcare services.

The services provided by the South Karelia Healthcare Centre to the local population include:

• Medical appointments
• Day time on-call medical services
• Nurse appointments
• Child welfare clinics
• Dental care

The healthcare centre provides services through municipal healthcare centres, where the residents can make appointments with their local doctors and nurses. Specialists see patients at the South Karelia Central Hospital. A referral from a doctor working at a local healthcare centre is required for an appointment.
Healthcare centres also provide mental healthcare services.