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Doctor

Doctor

See above… Pay the doctor, cash, before leaving his/her surgery/office. A visit to the general practitioner costs around 22 € ( 54 € + for the specialist). Refer to your personal insurance coverage abroad for reimbursement. An emergency doctor médecin de garde >mehduhsahn duh garhd< is on call 24h/24 at tel. : 04 42 26 40 40.

Accident victims are automatically referred to the emergency unit urgences >yrhszchaahns< of the Municipal Hospital and transferred to specialised units in Aix and Marseille if necessary.

Drugstore/Chemist

Chemist / Drugstore

Pharmacie >farh-massee< (open from 9 am to 12:30 pm and 2 pm to 7 pm) Night service is available at the "pharmacie de garde" whose identity and address for the week are posted in the windows of all pharmacies in town.

N.B. : Pharmacists administer on-the-spot first-aid for minor injuries and give good advice ! See vocabulary for common ailments !

Dentist

Dentist

See the yellow pages of the telephone book.
Many dentists speak English, and have studied in the U.S.
Do not hesitate to ask at your hotel or lodging for a good "address".

Emergency numbers in Aix-en-Provence

Dentist

Medical emergency : Dial 15
Hospital center Pays d'Aix - avenue Tamaris 13100 Aix-en-Provence : +33 442 335 000
Hospital Emergency Room - avenue Tamaris 13100 Aix-en-Provence : +33 442 339 028
Emergency doctor (night shift) : +33 442 264 040
Doctor (S.O.S. médecin) : +33 442 262 400
Poison center : +33 491 752 525
Veterinary emergency : +33 442 599 062
Fire brigade : Dial 18
Police emergency number : Dial 17
Gendarmerie (State trooper) - 28, avenue Malacrida 13100 Aix-en-Provence : +33 442 263 196

 

 


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