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After hospitalisation in Sfax, discharge is not the end of the journey: the patient must travel to southeastern Tunisia. Families in Gabes, Zarzis or Tataouine need to plan the return, departure time and reception at home. EMS Ambulance arranges these journeys from Sfax hospitals using the discharge time and estimated driving time.
Discharge is prepared with the hospital ward. Before setting departure, gather:
EMS arranges transport; clinical information is exchanged between healthcare teams. Escort level depends on patient condition and medical instructions.
From Sfax, allow about 2 hours by road via the A1 motorway, excluding breaks. In Gabes, some old streets in Jara and Menzel are difficult for ambulances to access. In the Chenini Nahal oasis, homes may be reached via narrow tracks. Provide a landmark (mosque, school, pharmacy), say whether the street is drivable and describe the floor, lift and staircase width. Arrange someone to guide the crew.
Outside the city, the route to Kebili passes through El Hamma; towards Matmata there are many bends and some houses are accessible only on foot. See ambulance in Gabes.
Sfax to Zarzis is about 280 km and 3 h 30 to 4 hours by road, via Medenine and the A1, using the Medenine-South–Zarzis junction. Habib Bourguiba and Hédi Chaker University Hospitals in Sfax are possible pickup sites. Plan departure around hospital discharge, allowing breaks according to patient condition. In the tourist area or Souihel, provide hotel, building, entrance and contact; for a home, give street, floor and lift details. See ambulance in Zarzis.
Sfax to Tataouine takes about 4 hours by road. Beyond Tataouine, Remada is more than one hour by road and Dehiba about two hours. EMS assesses requests for Tataouine, Ghomrassen, Bir Lahmar, Smâr, Remada and Dehiba.
For an isolated address, give a landmark and relative's contact. If a track is difficult, an accessible meeting point can be agreed. Monitoring, oxygen, defibrillator, monitor or transport ventilator needs are assessed clinically. In summer, prefer cooler hours and an air-conditioned vehicle. See ambulance in Tataouine.
Times are indicative and exclude breaks and traffic disruptions. Allow longer for patients lying down, according to their needs.
Contact EMS on +216 48 024 000 or WhatsApp with the sending hospital and ward in Sfax, destination address, date, discharge time and patient position. A coordinator calls back within 10 minutes to assess the journey and resources. A quote is provided before confirmation. Notice the day before helps planning; same-day requests are assessed subject to availability.
See ambulance in Sfax, hospital discharge and return home, long-distance medical transport and request a quote.
EMS is a private medical transport service and does not replace SAMU. For life-threatening emergencies call 190 first.
In a life-threatening emergency or an acute deterioration, contact the competent public emergency services immediately. A request sent by form or WhatsApp does not confirm a transport booking.
About 2 hours by road via A1, excluding breaks. Departure depends on discharge time and required arrival.
About 280 km and 3 h 30 to 4 hours by road via Medenine and A1, excluding breaks.
About 4 hours by road. Beyond Tataouine, allow more than one hour to Remada and about two hours to Dehiba.
The sending ward and discharge time, documents provided by the ward, and contacts at both ends.
Not always. Describe narrow streets or tracks, give a landmark and arrange an accessible meeting point if necessary.
The quote depends on the actual route, ambulance type and escort. It is provided before confirmation.
Call SAMU first on 190. For a planned return, contact EMS on +216 48 024 000, 24/7.
Tunisia's second city and the main hospital hub of the south-east, Sfax has two university hospitals, an international airport and the port from which the ferry to the Kerkennah Islands sails. Requests here are varied: a hospital discharge, a transfer to the Sahel or Tunis, a connection with a flight, an island patient going home. Based in Monastir, the EMS team regularly works in Sfax on these planned journeys.
Find out more02Between its coastal oasis, the Ghannouch industrial and port zone and the roads leading off towards Medenine, Matmata or Kebili, Gabès is a crossroads of south-eastern Tunisia. EMS Ambulance arranges medical transport here, whether booked well ahead or decided on the day: hospital discharges, transfers to Sfax or the Sahel, returns home across the governorate. Every journey is planned backwards from the time by which the patient needs to have arrived.
Find out more03In Zarzis, a single day can bring very different requests: a patient leaving the regional hospital, a transfer to Medenine or Sfax, a holidaymaker to be driven from their hotel to Djerba-Zarzis Airport. Based in Monastir, the EMS team works regularly in Zarzis and the neighbouring towns, from Medenine to Ben Guerdane, for journeys planned in advance as much as for departures decided on the day.
Find out more04Tataouine is the largest governorate in Tunisia, and distances within it already amount to a long journey. Remada is more than an hour by road from the town, and Dehiba about two hours. EMS arranges your ambulance journeys from Tataouine, Ghomrassen, Bir Lahmar, Smâr, Remada and Dehiba, 24/7, with a call back in under 10 minutes.
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