EMS AMBULANCE · TUNISIA
From the Gafsa mining basin to the palm groves of the Jérid and the dunes of Douz, South-West Tunisia is a land of long roads, often travelled in fierce heat. Based in Monastir, the EMS team arranges medical transport here to the region's hospitals, the university hospitals of Sfax and the Sahel, Tunis or the airports, adapting each journey to the distance, the season and the patient's condition.
Yes. Give us the flight number, the scheduled landing time, the passenger's name and a contact who can be reached on site. When a sick passenger can leave the aircraft depends on the formalities and on the airline's assistance, so the pick-up time is based on the landing time, then adjusted if needed. From the airport, the patient can go to the Hédi Jaballah regional hospital, to accommodation in Tozeur or Nefta, or on to another region.
Yes. The RN16 is tarmacked along the whole crossing between Degache and the Kebili area, and its long straight stretch suits a patient lying down. As there are no towns or villages on the salt flat, the oxygen, medication and water needed are prepared before departure. In a sandstorm, traffic can slow down, so an extra margin is added to the arrival time given to the destination facility.
In a life-threatening emergency, call the SAMU on 190 first: EMS is a private service and does not replace the public emergency services. Once the person has been treated, at the Hédi Jaballah regional hospital in Tozeur, Douz hospital or Kebili regional hospital, EMS can arrange what comes next: a return to the hotel, a transfer to another facility or a trip to an airport. If they are at a desert camp, give us a meeting point that can be reached by road. For Douz and the Nefzaoua, see also our ambulance in Kebili and Douz page.
Yes. From the Hédi Jaballah regional hospital, the road to Sfax runs through Métlaoui and Gafsa on the RN3, then follows the RN14: allow about 4 h by road. Tunis is about 6 h 30 by road; that journey is prepared as a long stage, with breaks and, in summer, a departure early in the morning or in the evening. Tell us the time the patient is expected in the department: the departure time from Tozeur is worked back from it. For a departure from Gafsa itself, see our ambulance in Gafsa page.
Yes. In the palm grove, some lanes are too narrow for a vehicle: the ambulance stops at the nearest point it can reach and the crew covers the rest of the way with a carry chair or a stretcher. Give us the exact name of the accommodation, the entrance to use and a contact at reception. Nefta is about 25 minutes by road from Tozeur on the RN3; for a flight from Tozeur-Nefta, tell us the check-in time.
Patient transport covers care-related journeys that are not emergencies: a consultation, a test, a regular session, a planned admission or a return home. EMS arranges these and builds them around your medical timetable.
Find out more02A journey between two regions is not organised like a trip across town: the duration, any stops and the patient's comfort weigh as heavily as the route itself. EMS prepares these transports case by case.
Find out more03There is no single rate for medical transport. The price is built from the actual journey and the resources it requires, which is why we produce a quote for every request.
Find out moreEMS Ambulance is a private medical transport service. In a life-threatening emergency, call the SAMU on 190.
