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In Kairouan, saying only 'the hospital' may be insufficient. Ibn El Jazzar University Hospital comprises two separate sites. Identifying the correct one helps the ambulance crew reach the right ward and avoid delays.
The historic Ibn El Jazzar Hospital site was built in 1900. It was complemented in 1997 by the Les Aghlabides surgical unit, more than 3 km away. Discharge, examinations or transfers between wards may involve either site.
Before transport, specify:
These details help the crew reach the correct location.
For a transfer between the historic hospital and Les Aghlabides, provide the sending ward, receiving ward and clinician approving the transfer. The medical report, test results and prescription accompany the patient. See interhospital transfer.
A patient at Bouhajla local hospital may require transfer to Kairouan or a university hospital in the Sahel. Specify the sending facility and exact destination site. See ambulance in Kairouan.
Contact EMS on +216 48 024 000 or WhatsApp, 24/7. A coordinator calls back within 10 minutes and provides a quote; transport is confirmed after agreement and an availability check. See Kairouan ambulance, interhospital transfers and request a quote.
EMS is a private patient transport service and does not replace SAMU. For a life-threatening emergency, 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.
No. It belongs to the university hospital but is more than 3 km from the historic site.
Exact site, ward, floor if possible and a contact at the hospital.
In 1997. The historic hospital site was built in 1900.
Yes, subject to availability and clinical approval, to Kairouan or a Sahel university hospital. Provide both sites.
Call SAMU on 190 first. EMS does not replace public emergency services.
Kairouan is an inland city, with no coastline and no airport of its own, about an hour by road from Sousse. Many of the patient transports here link the city of the Aghlabids with the university hospitals of the Sahel, Sfax or Tunis, and then bring patients back home. Based in Monastir, the EMS team works regularly in Kairouan and across its governorate on these planned journeys.
Find out more02An inter-facility transfer involves two institutions, each with its own timetable and constraints. EMS handles the link between them and moves the patient from one ward to the other.
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.
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