If you are struck down by a major illness while in Latvia, it is probably best to find the nearest plane, get on it and get as far away from here as you can. Many doctors are undertrained and most lack up-to-date equipment. Diagnostics is especially iffy. Emergency services can sometimes be slow. But there are increasingly professional options to general care. Some Western-trained doctors have set up shop here. Some Western-trained doctors have set us private practices in Riga, for instance.
A&S Health Care: Lacplesa 60, tel. 728-9516. A private dental clinic.
AIDS Center: Klijanu 7, tel. 737-8278 or hotline 754-3777. www.aids.lv
ARS Clinic: Skolas 5. Has a 24-hour service in English, tel. 720-1009. For emergencies at home, call tel. 720-1005.
Children’s Republican Hospital: Vienibas 45, tel. 706-4470. Open 24 hrs.
Gaileziers Hospital No. 7: Hipokrata 2, tel. 704-2400. www.gailes.lv
Republican Dental Outpatient Hospital: Dzirciema 20, tel. 745-5586. www.st-inst.lv
