Emergency Health Care

Emergencies

In case of an emergency, don't worry about insurance issues and just head directly to the nearest emergency room (urgencias). Under Spanish law, any health organization, public or private, is required to treat patients in an emergency situation regardless of their insurance status. Nonetheless, the responsibility of deciding what constitutes an emergency rests with the nurse or doctor on call.

Finally, for a list of foreign language speaking doctors, the best advice is to consult your embassy or local consulate. They usually make lists of physicians available to their citizens.

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