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We stayed in the samokov and last year my other half damaged her knee, hotel had there own doctor who put a plaster cast on her leg in between smoking his ciggy never seen anything like it. He then had his private ambulance and driver (George most men called this in bulgaria)take us to Samokov town hospital. This was a bit daunting dark and drab with cracked tiles and really run down, BUT we where in and out within twenty minutes
with x-rays in hand knocked spots of our national health service. Ambulance back to hotel and flight arranged with three seats for wife( well done to balkans Rep) when we went to hospital in England the first thing they did was removed full plaster cast and gave her crutches. Doctor bulgaria must of made a mint of our insurance company, but all in all i could say we where treated well and if worse came to happen i would say you are in good hands as long as you are insured. Hope this puts your mind at rest. P.S. old hospitals and cracks i bet they dont have M.R.S.A.

Hi
Medical care is first class, one of our group took a tumble and damaged his knee ligaments, the mountain rescue were there in 10 mins, snow plough 20 and down the bottom to the base station before the rest of us could ski down. Taken straight to medical centre, by the time the rest of the group had walked from the gondola to the healthcare centre he had been seen and x-rayed,
All in all fom accidnt to coming out on cruthes and strapped up no more than 1.5 hours.
The only down side was that the excess has to be paid up front, so check your insurance.
If been in uk he would of waited for 6 hours in A & E! just to be seen