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.

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 !

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".

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