Emergencies in Ibiza: numbers, hospitals and health centres

Ibiza Connects · Updated on October 16, 2026 · 11 min read

If you're reading this in a hurry: call 112. It's the single emergency number across the European Union, and in the Balearic Islands it coordinates ambulances, fire, police and rescue. You don't need to know which service to ask for or speak Spanish. The rest of this page is for when you have a minute: which numbers to save, where to go depending on what's happened, what your health card covers, and what to do if the problem is a tooth, an eye, your dog or a boat in trouble.

Phone numbers and addresses checked in October 2026 on the websites of IB-Salut (the Balearic public health service), the town councils and the national services; where a detail isn't official, we say so. From a UK or other foreign phone, dial numbers with the +34 prefix; 112 works as it is.

Ibiza emergency numbers to save

Save these numbers on your phone before heading out on a trip. The first one covers everything; the rest are for specific cases or for when it's not an emergency but you need help.

Local Police by municipality

The Policía Local (Local Police) is run by each town council and is who usually deals with noise, town traffic, lost property and neighbour problems. These are the numbers published on the councils' own websites:

Can Misses Hospital and public healthcare in Ibiza

Can Misses Hospital is the main public hospital for Ibiza and Formentera. It's on Carrer de Corona, s/n, in the Can Misses neighbourhood, west of Ibiza Town centre and very close to the exit for San Antonio. Its A&E is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year, and it has an ICU, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, trauma, cardiology, ophthalmology and most other specialities.

Useful hospital details, according to IB-Salut:

• Switchboard and information: +34 971 397 000 (information from 8:00 to 22:00, every day).
• Patient services: +34 971 397 016 (weekday mornings).
• A&E admissions: +34 971 397 222.
• Getting there: by car or taxi from anywhere on the island in 15-40 minutes. There's parking, but it fills up in summer; if you're accompanying someone, get dropped at the A&E entrance.

The hospital's A&E works by triage: patients aren't seen in order of arrival but by severity. In high summer, with the island's population multiplied, the local press reported waits of many hours for minor cases in August 2026. If yours isn't serious, go to a primary care urgent service first (explained below) and leave the hospital for serious matters.

Health centre urgent care: for what doesn't need a hospital

For a fever, a cut that needs stitches, an ear infection, cystitis, a sprain with no deformity or a mild allergic reaction, the quickest option is usually the SUAP (Servicio de Urgencias de Atención Primaria), the urgent care service at public health centres. It runs when the health centre has closed: afternoons, nights, weekends and public holidays.

Ibiza has a SUAP at three health centres:

There are also health centres in Es Viver (Ibiza Town), Sant Josep de sa Talaia and Sant Jordi de ses Salines, and smaller basic units in the villages (Sant Rafel, Jesús, Puig d'en Valls, Sant Carles, Sant Joan, Sant Miquel, Santa Gertrudis, Cala de Bou…). According to IB-Salut, health centres open Monday to Thursday from 8:00 to 17:30 (San Antonio's until 20:00) and Fridays from 8:00 to 15:00. During those hours they also see minor emergencies; outside them, Vila and Es Viver refer you to the Vila SUAP, and Santa Eulalia to its own SUAP.

Each SUAP's exact hours and summer reinforcements change every year. If you don't know which is nearest or whether it's open, call 061 and they'll point you in the right direction. And if all you need is a medicine or quick advice, start with the nearest pharmacy open now.

Private clinics and travel insurance

Ibiza has private hospitals and clinics, mainly in Ibiza Town and the resorts. The best known is the Policlínica Nuestra Señora del Rosario, on Via Romana, s/n (Puig des Molins, Ibiza Town), which has its own emergency service; confirm the hours when you call. In San Antonio, Playa d'en Bossa, Santa Eulalia and other hotel areas there are private medical centres aimed at tourists.

What to know before walking into one:

• You pay at private clinics, unless your travel or health insurance covers it. Ask beforehand whether they work with your insurer and whether you'll have to pay upfront.
• The EHIC/GHIC isn't valid at private clinics. If your hotel calls a private doctor for you, ask whether they're public or private before agreeing.
• There's one exception: if the public health service itself (SAMU 061, for example) sends you to a contracted private centre, you don't pay. If you go on your own, you do.
• Travel insurance: with or without a European card, it's worth it. The card doesn't cover repatriation or rescue, and a medical flight home can cost thousands of euros.

European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) and GHIC: what they cover in Ibiza

If you live in an EU or European Economic Area country or Switzerland, the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) gives you access to Spanish public healthcare on the same terms as a resident: hospital A&E, SUAP and health centres. For UK residents, the equivalent is the GHIC (or an old UK-issued EHIC while it's still in date).

What's covered and what isn't:

• Covered: medically necessary care during your stay at public centres (Can Misses, health centres, SUAP).
• Not covered: private clinics, repatriation, rescue or planned treatment (coming here for an operation is a different process).
• Medicines: with a prescription from a public doctor you pay part of the price at the pharmacy; according to the UK government, 50% in general and 10% if you receive the UK State Pension.
• Carry the physical card and an ID document. Without it you'll still be treated in an emergency, but you may be billed afterwards.

If you live in Ibiza year-round, what you need is an IB-Salut health card; we cover it in the moving to Ibiza section.

Emergency dentists, eye problems and vets

Dentist. Public healthcare only treats very basic dental emergencies (pain and infection) and doesn't do treatments. For a broken tooth or an abscess out of hours, the Balearic Association of Dentists publishes a map of on-call clinics signed up to its emergency service on its website; in October 2026 there were two in Ibiza. It's a private service: each clinic sets its own emergency hours and you pay at the clinic, with no EHIC/GHIC cover. The Association's number (+34 971 722 255) is its Palma office and is for queries, not appointments. On weekdays, any dental clinic will usually squeeze in an emergency if you call first thing.

Eyes. A foreign body, a chemical burn or a blow to the eye needs the hospital: go to Can Misses, which has an ophthalmology department. For plain conjunctivitis, the health centre or SUAP is enough. If you wear contact lenses, bring spare glasses: with wind, sand and pool chlorine, eye irritation is one of the most common summer complaints.

Vet. Public healthcare doesn't treat animals, but Ibiza has private vet clinics with out-of-hours emergency services. We explain how to find them, along with tips for travelling with a dog, in Ibiza with a dog. In summer, heatstroke and grass seeds in paws and ears are the two most typical emergencies.

Emergencies at sea

If you see a swimmer in difficulty, someone blown out to sea on a paddleboard or a boat in trouble, call 112 or Salvamento Marítimo (+34 900 202 202). If you're on a boat with a radio, VHF channel 16 is the distress channel.

On beaches with lifeguards (most of the big ones, in season), alert the lifeguard post first. If you dive or snorkel, go over the precautions in snorkelling and diving in Ibiza: most scares come from drifting too far with an offshore wind or crossing boat lanes.

In Formentera

Formentera has its own Formentera Hospital, on Carrer Venda des Brolls, s/n (Sant Francesc), with A&E and a switchboard on +34 971 321 212. SAMU 061 has a base on the island, in La Savina. Serious cases needing specialists or intensive care are transferred to Can Misses by ambulance on the ferry or by helicopter.

If you're spending the day in Formentera, bear in mind that many beaches are far from everything and that in August the roads are full of scooters. Take water, sun cream and a charged phone. More ideas for the trip in Formentera day trip.

What to say when you call 112 (and how to give your location)

What 112 needs, in this order:

1. Where you are. This matters most. Give the municipality, the beach, the street or the hotel name. If you're on a road, look for the kilometre marker post or the nearest junction.
2. What has happened and how many people are affected.
3. How they are: breathing, conscious, bleeding.
4. A contact number. Don't hang up until they tell you to.

Most modern phones automatically send their location to 112 when you call (the system is called AML), accurate to within a few metres. Even so, if you're at an unnamed cove or on a rural track, open your phone's map and read out the coordinates: in the Ibiza Connects app you can see where you are and share it with whoever is coming to find you.

Common mistakes

• Going to the hospital for something minor in August. You lose hours and clog up A&E. SUAP first.
• Accepting a private doctor at the hotel without asking. Then the bill arrives and your EHIC or GHIC is no use.
• Travelling without insurance. The European card is essential, but it isn't travel insurance.
• Not knowing where you are. Before an outing, save the name of the beach or the start of the walk on your phone.

Sources and official information

• IB-Salut · Can Misses Hospital (address and phone numbers)
• IB-Salut · Formentera Hospital
• IB-Salut · Vila health centre (and the area's other centres)
• Balearic Association of Dentists · Dental emergencies
• Salvamento Marítimo · emergency numbers
• Spanish Ministry of Justice · Toxicology Information Service
• GOV.UK · Healthcare for UK nationals visiting Spain (GHIC)
• Eivissa, Santa Eulària des Riu and Sant Josep town councils · Local Police