Emergencies telephone numbers in Spain & the Costa Calida

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 in Valencia  085

Sea Rescue (Salvamento Marítimo Cartagena)
900 202 202 or 968 529 594

When calling the Pan-European Emergency Number (112), the operator contacts the caller with the emergency service required. Calling 112 is free from any phone (mobile or fixed-line). Calls from SOS phones on main roads and motorways are free. Other emergency calls are charged at a reduced rate or free.

For more information about the Pan-European Emergency Number: Click here

Costa Cálida emergency Contacts
Anti-Poison
(Urgencias de Toxicología)
Tel: 915 620 420

Emergency Doctor
 Tel: 1003

Emergency Vet
Centro Clinico Veterinario La Flota (Murcia)
Tel: 968 246 122
Tel: 609 135 403

Emergency Hospital

Hospital J.M. Morales Meseguer
Tel: 968 360 900

Foundation for Help Against Drug Addiction
(Fundación de Ayuda Contra la Drogadicción)
Tel: 900 161 515

HIV/AIDS, Spanish Foundation (Fundación Anti-Sida de España)
Tel: 900 111 000

Crisis Line (Teléfono de la Esperanza)
 Tel: 968 343 400

Red Cross (Cruz Roja)
Tel: 902 222 292

Women's Helplines
 
Battery & Abuse Tel: 900 100 009
 
Emergency Shelters for Battered Women (Centros de Emergencia Para Mujeres Maltratadas) Tel: 968 366 645
 
Pregnancy Information (Servicio de Información Telefónica para la Embarazada/SITE) Tel: 918 222 436
 

24-Hour Pharmacies (Farmacia)
Pharmacies in Murcia follow a rota system which means that there is a pharmacy open 24 hours a day. A list of the nearest 24-hour pharmacies is posted on pharmacy doors.

There are several chemists in the Costa Cálida region that are open 24 hours a day or until late in the evening.

Costal Cálida's main late-night Pharmacies
 
Farmacia Luis Cano Cerón
At: C/ Juan de la Cosa, 7 esq. Paseo Alfonso XIII, 30203 Cartagena  Tel: 968 506 883
Farmacia Manuel Montaner Iñesta
At: Alam. Ramón y Cajal, 8, 30800 Lorca  Tel: 968 467 164
Farmacia Sandoval Barnuevo
At: Pza. Martínez Tornel, 1, 30000 Murcia  Tel: 968 211 849
Farmacia Sánchez Sánchez
At: Rector J. Loustau, Edif. Leo, Acceso Por C/ Principal,
30009 Murcia  Tel: 968 245 319
Farmacia Sánchez Puche
At: Avda. Libertad Edif. Cónsul, 30009 Murcia Tel: 968 295 925
Farmacia Amat Fernández
At: C/ C. Del Castillo, Esq. C/ Garzón Santiago de la Ribera,
30720 San Javier  Tel: 968 179 289
Farmacia Hernández Ramón
At: C/ Francisco Franco Nº 287 Santiago de la Ribera,
30720 San Javier  Tel: 968 182 987
 

For further information on pharmacies open late, see the Murcia Salud website (in Spanish)

Costa Cálida with Accident & Emergency Departments
 
Hospital J.M. Morales Meseguer
At: Av. Marqués de los Vélez, s/n. 30008 Murcia Tel: 968 244 200
Tel: 968 360 900
Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca
At: Ctra. Madrid-Cartagena s/n, 30120 El Palmar Tel: 968 369 500
Tel: 968 369 511

Hospital General de Area Santa María del Rosell
At: Pº Alfonso XIII 61, 30203 Cartagena Tel: 968 504 800

Hospital Rafael Méndez
At: Ctra. Nacional 340, km. 589, 30800 Lorca Tel: 968 445 500

Other local health centres and hospitals can be found on the Regional Health website

Blood Transfusions (Centro Regional de Transfusión Sanguínea de Murcia)
Tel: 968 341 990

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.

Emergency numbers

112 General Emergencies

902 222 292 Red Cross

080 Firemen

091 National Police

062 Civil Guard

900 123 505 DGT

807 170 365 Weather info.

900 506 070 Postal Service