EMERGENCY SERVICES

In case of emergency, call 1-1-2 or contact the Consulate:

Office hours 8:30AM-5:30PM: (+34) 93 280 22 27
After hours: (+34) 91 587 2200

Consulate General
Paseo Reina Elisenda de Montcada, 23
08034 Barcelona
Ferrocarriles de la Generalitat de Catalunya: Reina Elisenda
Bus: 64, 22


Call Center

The U.S. Department of State has a call center which provides information on worldwide situations, which may affect U.S. Citizens. They also provide general information.

Operators are available Monday through Friday: 8 AM to 8 PM, EST, and during crisis situations: 24 hours a day.
From overseas: 001-202-501-4444
In the U.S.: 1-888-407-4747

Medical Assistance / Medical Insurance

In order to help American citizens, who might not speak Spanish, the Consulate General maintains a list of English-speaking physicians in the Consular District. The Embassy in Madrid and the U.S. Consular Agents throughout Spain can provide information concerning the availability of health care in their respective regions. The Department of State maintains information which may be of use should you experience a medical problem while outside the U.S.

After hours, the Duty Officer may be able to help an injured/sick American by contacting friends or relatives in the U.S. or by directing the American to a nearby health care facility. Occasionally, an American citizen will want help arranging a medical evacuation (medevac) to the United States. There are no U.S. government funds available to pay for medical treatment or medical evacuations, and U.S. nationality does not entitle a person to a military medical evacuation free of charge. Medical evacuations can in fact cost up to $100,000 and the cost is born by the ill or injured person, the family and or the medical insurance company.

Please be advised that most American medical insurance policies are not automatically honored in Spain. You may find it useful to look into the possibility of obtaining a policy that specifically covers expenses incurred overseas.

Welfare and Whereabouts Cases

In emergencies, the Consulate General can assist private citizens to locate friends or relatives in our consular district, passing messages if necessary. We are limited somewhat in this function by the Privacy Act, a U.S. law stating that the U.S. Government cannot release information concerning an individual without consent of that individual. If an emergency exists and you have been unable to contact a loved one in Spain, you may request assistance by contacting the American Citizens Service Unit at the U.S. Consulate General at +34-93-280-2227 (8:30 a.m. -5:30 p.m. Spanish time). Our ability to locate a person outside normal business hours in Spain is severely limited.
 

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