One of the reasons why many people state that living in Menorca is a real privilege comes from the fact that you notice the quality of life and can feel it on the street. We can find a practical example of this in its integral healthcare network, which guarantees medical and pharmaceutical care 365 days of the year. Modern healthcare installations at both a private and public level are distributed across the island and have the support of a network of more than 40 chemists to provide the appropriate medical coverage for the whole population.
The benchmark hospital in Menorca is the Mateu Orfila, in Mahón. It has 142 beds, seven of them in the Intensive Care Unit, as well as five incubators, five operating theatres and 35 doctors’ consultancies with different specialities, as well as a daytime hospital and emergency and rehabilitation services. Over 700 professionals provide their services in this public hospital, opened in 2008.
Alongside this, in Menorca there are several Primary Healthcare Centres, distributed among its eight district councils that cover primary healthcare and non-specialised care. We should therefore remind ourselves that any citizen of the European Union can receive healthcare with the accreditation of their corresponding public health card.
As regards private health, Menorca also provides general medical and specialised services focused mainly in Mahón and Ciudadela.
Finally, the 112 emergency phone number coordinates all calls to ambulances, the fire service and security forces to enable an immediate and effective response to any emergency, whatever it may be. The call is free and you will be attended to quickly in 4 languages (Spanish, Catalan, English and German).
