Béja is the only governorate capital in the North-West linked to Tunis by the A3 motorway. This is an advantage for transfers: the capital is about 1 h 30 by road. EMS arranges your ambulance journeys from Béja, Medjez el-Bab, Testour, Téboursouk, Nefza and Amdoun, day and night. A coordinator calls you back less than 10 minutes after your request, and you receive the quote before anything is confirmed.
Most transfers leave Béja Regional Hospital for a specialist department in Tunis: cardiology, neurosurgery, oncology or intensive care. We coordinate the departure time with both the department discharging the patient and the one receiving them. Give us the name of the receiving department and a contact on each side: the transfer fits around their schedules, not the other way round.
When the patient needs monitoring during the journey, we send an ambulance whose patient compartment is equipped with a monitor, a defibrillator, oxygen and a transport ventilator. The nursing escort is agreed with you according to the patient’s condition. The Béja–Tunis journey on the A3 allows steady driving, which matters for a frail patient.
Discharge from a hospital in Tunis or the Sahel back to Béja is often decided in the late morning. Let us know as soon as discharge looks likely. Tell us the floor, whether there is a lift and how to get into the home. For a country house around Nefza or Amdoun, describe the access road and give us contact details for a relative on site.
Tunis-Carthage Airport is about 110 km from Béja. We set the departure time around the flight’s check-in time and the airline’s requirements for a passenger on a stretcher or in a wheelchair. For a repatriation arranged by an insurer, we work directly with the assistance company.
For a patient on oxygen therapy, we size the oxygen supply to the actual length of the journey, with a margin. Tell us the prescribed flow rate and the pick-up address.
Towards the Sahel, allow about 3 h 30 by road to Monastir, where EMS is based. A rest stop is planned for the comfort of a patient travelling lying down. We work out the departure time from the time of the appointment.
How long does it take to get from Béja to a hospital in Tunis?+
About 1 h 30 on the A3, depending on traffic on the way into Tunis. We set the departure time by working back from the time of the appointment.
How much does an ambulance from Béja to Tunis cost?+
There is no single fixed price. It depends on the type of ambulance, the escort and the two addresses. We send you a quote before anything is confirmed.
Can you operate at night in Béja?+
Yes, coordination runs 24/7. A night-time transport depends on what is available at the time: we will tell you frankly as soon as you call.
Do you cover Medjez el-Bab, Testour and Téboursouk?+
Yes, as well as Nefza, Amdoun and the other communities in the governorate. For a rural address, give us a simple landmark and contact details for a relative.
Need to arrange an ambulance?
Tell us about your journey. EMS helps you arrange the transport.