What is a designated social security medical institution?

Social security designated medical institutions refer to medical institutions that have been examined by the labor and social security departments and confirmed by social security units and can provide corresponding medical services for social security insured persons. Social security designated medical institutions include public medical institutions and some private medical institutions, but both of them have certain medical qualifications. The insured can judge whether a medical institution belongs to the designated medical institution of social security by hanging the sign of the designated medical institution issued by the Social Security Bureau.

How to choose designated medical institutions for social security Generally speaking, designated medical institutions for social security include a series of medical units of different sizes, such as general hospitals, hospitals of integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine, hospitals of traditional Chinese medicine, and community health service centers approved by health administrative departments. For the social security insured, you can choose four designated social security hospitals, and you need to choose 1 community hospital. In real life, the designated medical institutions of social security are generally hung with the signs of designated medical institutions issued by the Social Security Bureau, so that the insured can judge the nature of medical institutions. Under normal circumstances, it is recommended to refer to the principle of "seeking medical treatment nearby and facilitating management", and people need to choose the corresponding social security designated hospital in the area where the unit or workplace is located.