E111 Card - HELP NEEDED

Joined: 28 Apr 2006 Posts: 3

I am going to Benidorm soon and I am finding it difficult to find affordable travel insurance which covers my existing medical conditions. If I take out insurance for everything else would I be able to use the card in an emergency for these conditions.

Obviously I feel I am well enough to travel and I would not contemplate going if I thought I was going to be ill.

If anyone has been in the same situation and used their E111 card please let me know how you got on.

Site Admin Joined: 28 Apr 2006 Posts: 14

Hi Chris

Cant answer the question directly however some info....

While in Spain, you should call the 112 in case of emergency (to ask for an ambulance, etc.)

Below you have some adresses and phone numbers I found in the page www.benidorm.org. You will find more complete info in the Valencian Health Service page: http://www.san.gva.es/val/ciud/homeciud.html

Hopefully you don't need any of these resources!

"Ambulatorio" and "Centro de Salud" are day centres, non especialised (general practicioners and nurses); "Centro de Especialidades" are similar but for especialists in different areas (usually you go there only after prescription from a GP):

- Ambulatorio (Servei ValenciÃ de Salut): Avda. Juan Fuster Zaragoza, 1. Ed. Acuarium III. Telf.: 96 586 60 46.

- Ambulatorio (Servei ValenciÃ de Salut): C/ TomÃ¡s OrtuÃ±o, 69;
Telf.: 96 680 38 38 / 96 680 53 53.

- Centro de Salud de Foyetes.
C/ Venezuela S/N ; Telf.:96 683 00 61/ 683 00 62.

- Urgencias MÃ©dicas: C/ Venezuela S/N. Telf.: 96 683 00 61/62.
Av. Juan Fuster Zaragoza; Telf.: 96 586 60 46.

- Hospital Comarcal : Ctra. Nac. 332 Benidorm-Villajoyosa.
Telf:. 96 685 98 00 / 96 685 98 54

- Centro de Especialidades: C/ Venezuela S/N; telf: 96 680 82 34.