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Emergency Telephone Numbers in Spain & the Costa Blanca

Emergency services: the numbers to call for Fire, Police, Ambulance in Spain's Alicante and Murcia regions. Also sea rescue, drug help, poisons and emergency doctors and hospitals as well as a glossary of emergency terminology.

Pan-European emergency number: calls to 112 are free from any telephone (mobile/cellular or fixed-line). The operator will put you in contact with the emergency service that you require.

Emergency Service Numbers
Pan-European emergency number	112
*Ambulance Service (Ambulancia)*	061
*National Police (Policía Nacional)*	091
*Local Police (Policía Municipal)*	092
*Civil Guard (Guardia Civil)*	062
*Fire Service (Bomberos)*	080
Medical emergencies on the Costa Blanca	085

Calls from SOS phones on main roads and motorways are free. Other emergency calls are charged at a reduced rate.

Helplines and Emergency Numbers

Costa Blanca Emergency Contacts
Health & Pharmacy Information (Infosalud)	Tel: 900 161 161
Anti-Poison (Urgencias Toxicológicas, Servicio Permanente)	Tel: 915 620 420
Red Cross (Cruz Roja)	Tel: 902 222 292 Website
Crisis Line (Teléfono de la Esperanza)	Tel: 965 131 122 Website
Drugs (Fundación de Ayuda contra la Drogadicción)	Tel: 900 161 515 Website
Spanish HIV/AIDS Foundation (Fundación Anti-Sida de España)	Tel: 900 111 000
Maritime Sea Rescue (Salvamento y Seguridad Marítimo)	Tel: 900 202 202 Website
Costa Blanca Samaritans English-language Costa Blanca-based helpline provides free, confidential emotional support Open: Monday to Friday, 20:00-24:00	Tel: 902 88 35 35 Website
Traffic Information (DGT)	Tel: 900 123 505 Website
Emergency Doctor	Tel: 1003
Emergency Dentist:
Central Dental de Moscu (Alicante)	Tel: 965 242 945 Emergency Tel: 609 615 762
Luis Eduardo Baeza (El Campello)	Tel: 965 630 759 Emergency Tel: 607 370 470
Emergency Vet: Veterinario Marina Alta (Denia) Clínica San Esteban (Torrevieja) Clínica El Cabo (Alicante) Amigos (Alcoy) Clínica Felycan (Alicante)	Tel: 965 784 038 Tel: 966 700 274 Tel: 965 150 606 Tel: 965 335 042 Tel: 965 258 449
Emergency Hospitals Hospital General Universitario de Alicante	Tel: 965 938 300
Ambulance Service	Tel: 965 114 676
Telephone line problems	Tel: 1002

Costa Blanca women's helplines

Women's Helpline
24 hour helpline	Tel: 900 580 888
Javea	Tel: 965 794 142
Denia	Tel: 965 790 100
Torrevieja	Tel: 966 706 666
Domestic Violence & Abuse (Mujeres Maltratadas)	Tel: 900 100 009
Pregnancy Information (Servicio de Información Telefónica para la Embarazada, SITE)	Tel: 913 941 589

Hospitals with Accident & Emergency Departments

Hospital General Universitario de Alicante At: Calle Maestro Alonso 109, 03010 Alicante	Tel: 965 938 300
Hospital General Universitario Sant Joan d'Alacant At: Ctra. Alicante-Valencia s/n 03550 Sant Joan d’Alacant	Tel: 965 938 700
Hospital de la Agencia Valenciana de Salud Vega Baja At: Ctra. Orihuela-Almoradi, s/n. 03314 Orihuela	Tel: 965 877 500
Hospital General Universitario de Elche At: Camí de L´Amazara,11 03203 Elche	Tel: 966 679 000
Hospital Virgen de los Lirios At: Polígono Caramanchel, s/n 03804 Alcoy	Tel: 965 537 400

24 Hour Pharmacies (Farmacia)

Pharmacies in Alicante follow a rota system which means that there is always a pharmacy open late. A list of the nearest 24 hour pharmacies is posted on pharmacy doors. The local police should also able to tell you where the nearest pharmacy or chemist on duty is.

To search for pharmacies open 24 hours a day: Click here (in Spanish)

Blood Transfusions

Alicante Transfusion Centre (Centro de Transfusión de Alicante)
At: Carretera Nacional 332 Km. 87, 03550 San Juan
Tel: 965 688 112
Website
Open: Monday to Saturday 09:00-14:00

Glossary of Emergency Words & Terminology

Accident	Accidente
Ambulance	Ambulancia
Emergency	Urgencia
Emergency services	Servicios de urgencia
Emergency Health Services	Servicio de Salud-urgencias
Civil Guard	Guardia civil
Doctor	Médico
Fire Service/Brigade	Bomberos
First Aid Posts	Casas de Socorro
Heart attack	Ataque cardiaco/Infarto
Medical Centres	Centros Médicos
Pharmacy	Farmacia
Samaritans	Teléfono de la Esperanza
Serious Illness	Enfermedad Grave

Understanding the Police Services

National Police (Policía Nacional): cover mainly urban areas across Spain. Their duties include dealing with terrorism, national security, protecting national and international dignitaries and combating crime with a national impact (spread across different regions).

Civil Guard (Guardia Civil): is a military force that operates mainly in rural areas and is responsible for dealing with robberies, drug offences, murders and fatal traffic accidents.

Local Police (Policía Municipal): cover towns and cities. In general they deal with traffic control and offences, lost property and crimes such as
muggings and neighbourhood disputes.

Local Police contact numbers

Alicante	Tel: 965 107 200
Alcoy	Tel: 965 540 548
Benidorm	Tel: 966 807 766
Denia	Tel: 965 780 190
Javea	Tel: 965 790 081
Orihuela	Tel: 965 300 204
Torrevieja	Tel: 965 710 154
Villajoyosa	Tel: 965 890 050
Vilenna	Tel: 965 343 600