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== Emergency medical help in Girona ==
== What to do in an emergency==


=== 🚨 Life-threatening emergencies ===
=== 🚨 Call 911 ===
If you have a life-threatening emergency, '''call 112''' (the European emergency number).   
If you have a life-threatening emergency, '''call 112''' (the European emergency number).   


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Be ready to give your address, including your flat or house number.
Be ready to give your address, including your flat or house number.
===Go to an emergency room===


=== 🏥 Emergency rooms ===
If you can make your own way to a hospital, there are public and private emergency centers,
If you can make your own way to a hospital, these are the main public emergency centers:


* '''Hospital Josep Trueta''' (main ER in Girona). Avinguda de França. 📞 972 94 02 00
{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''🏥 Public Emergency Rooms in Girona'''
! Name
! Address
! Phone
! Opening Hours
|-
| '''Hospital Josep Trueta'''
| Avinguda de França
| 972 94 02 00
| Open 24 hours
|-
| '''Hospital Santa Caterina'''
| Carrer del Dr. Castany, Salt
| 972 18 26 00
| Open 24 hours
|-
| '''CAP Güell'''
| Carrer Mossèn Joan Pons, 6
| 972 21 07 08
| Open 24 hours
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''🏥 Private Hospitals with Emergency Rooms'''
! Name
! Address
! Phone
! Opening Hours
|-
| '''Clínica Girona'''
| Carrer de Barcelona, 206
| 972 01 03 00
| Open 24 hours
|-
| '''Clínica Bofill'''
| Carrer Maria Claret, 20
| 972 41 04 04
| Open 24 hours
|-
| '''Clínica Causse/Onyar'''
| Carrer Heroïnes de Santa Bàrbara, 6
| 972 20 40 00
| Open 24 hours
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''🏥 Private Non-Hospital Urgent Care'''
! Name
! Address
! Phone
! Opening Hours
|-
| '''Institut Català de Serveis Mèdics'''
| Carrer Gironella, 11
| 972 40 00 04
| Daily: 08:00–21:00
|}
 
 
* '''Hospital Josep Trueta''' (main ER in Girona). Avinguda de França. 📞 972 94 02 00 [[File:Hospital Josep Trueta Girona.JPG|400px|thumb|right|Hospital Josep Trueta]]
* '''Hospital Santa Caterina'''. C/ del Dr. Castany, Salt. 📞 972 18 26 00
* '''Hospital Santa Caterina'''. C/ del Dr. Castany, Salt. 📞 972 18 26 00
* '''CAP Güell''' (for urgent but non-hospital care). 📞 972 21 07 08. Open 24/7
* '''CAP Güell''' (for urgent but non-hospital care). 📞 972 21 07 08. Open 24/7
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These centers will treat you without requiring immediate payment.   
These centers will treat you without requiring immediate payment.   


If you are not in the public health system, you’ll receive a bill you can send to your insurance provider.   
If you are not in the public health system, you’ll receive a bill that you can send to your insurance provider.   


''Note:'' EU citizens with an EHIC card are covered for public care.
''Note:'' EU citizens with an EHIC card are covered for public care.


=== 🏥 Private hospitals with emergency rooms ===
==== 🏥 Private hospitals with emergency rooms ====
You can also visit private hospitals if you prefer or have private insurance:
You can visit private hospitals if you prefer or have private insurance:


* '''Clínica Girona'''. C/ de Barcelona, 206. 📞 972 01 03 00
* '''Clínica Girona'''. C/ de Barcelona, 206. 📞 972 01 03 00
* '''Clínica Bofill'''. C/ Maria Claret, 20. 📞 972 41 04 04
* '''Clínica Bofill'''. C/ Maria Claret, 20. 📞 972 41 04 04
* '''Clínica Causse/Onyar'''. C/ Heroïnes de Santa Bàrbara, 6. 📞 972 20 40 00
* '''Clínica Causse/Onyar'''. C/ Heroïnes de Santa Bàrbara, 6. 📞 972 20 40 00


Revision as of 14:27, 8 April 2025

What to do in an emergency

🚨 Call 911

If you have a life-threatening emergency, call 112 (the European emergency number).

You may be connected to a doctor for a phone consult, or an ambulance will be sent.

Be ready to give your address, including your flat or house number.

Go to an emergency room

If you can make your own way to a hospital, there are public and private emergency centers,

🏥 Public Emergency Rooms in Girona
Name Address Phone Opening Hours
Hospital Josep Trueta Avinguda de França 972 94 02 00 Open 24 hours
Hospital Santa Caterina Carrer del Dr. Castany, Salt 972 18 26 00 Open 24 hours
CAP Güell Carrer Mossèn Joan Pons, 6 972 21 07 08 Open 24 hours
🏥 Private Hospitals with Emergency Rooms
Name Address Phone Opening Hours
Clínica Girona Carrer de Barcelona, 206 972 01 03 00 Open 24 hours
Clínica Bofill Carrer Maria Claret, 20 972 41 04 04 Open 24 hours
Clínica Causse/Onyar Carrer Heroïnes de Santa Bàrbara, 6 972 20 40 00 Open 24 hours
🏥 Private Non-Hospital Urgent Care
Name Address Phone Opening Hours
Institut Català de Serveis Mèdics Carrer Gironella, 11 972 40 00 04 Daily: 08:00–21:00


  • Hospital Josep Trueta (main ER in Girona). Avinguda de França. 📞 972 94 02 00
    Hospital Josep Trueta
  • Hospital Santa Caterina. C/ del Dr. Castany, Salt. 📞 972 18 26 00
  • CAP Güell (for urgent but non-hospital care). 📞 972 21 07 08. Open 24/7

These centers will treat you without requiring immediate payment.

If you are not in the public health system, you’ll receive a bill that you can send to your insurance provider.

Note: EU citizens with an EHIC card are covered for public care.

🏥 Private hospitals with emergency rooms

You can visit private hospitals if you prefer or have private insurance:

  • Clínica Girona. C/ de Barcelona, 206. 📞 972 01 03 00
  • Clínica Bofill. C/ Maria Claret, 20. 📞 972 41 04 04
  • Clínica Causse/Onyar. C/ Heroïnes de Santa Bàrbara, 6. 📞 972 20 40 00

🏥 Private non-hospital urgent care

  • Institut Català de Serveis Mèdics. C/ Gironella, 11. 📞 972 40 00 04 – Open daily from 08:00 to 21:00

The public system - CAP

The public health service in Catalonia is called CatSalut. Services are generally free or low-cost if you have a health card (tarjeta sanitaria).

Public health centres are called Centros de Atención Primaria (CAPs), A CAP is the first place to go when you have a health problem.[1]

List of CAPs in Girona:

Health Centres in Girona
Centre Name Address Phone Opening Hours
CAP Güell Carrer Mossèn Joan Pons, 6 972 21 07 08 Open 24 hours
CAP Santa Clara Carrer de Sta. Clara, 33 972 20 00 12 Closes 8 PM
CAP Montilivi Carrer del Castell de Solterra, 11, 17 972 22 52 84 Closes 8 PM
CAP Can Gibert del Pla Carrer de Sant Sebastià, 50 972 24 53 50 Closes 8 PM

Private family doctors who speak English

Private dentists who speak English

Pharmacies that speak English

Private specialists who speak English

Complimentary medicine who speak English

Mental Health

See Mental_health_services_in_Girona

  1. ↑ https://www.icsgirona.cat/es/contenido/primaria/641
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