Healthcare in Girona
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Useful phone numbers
- 061 (Salut Respon) for medical advice. Salut Respon is a team of doctors, nurses, and health staff who give medical help by phone or online.
- 112 for life-threatening emergencies.
The public healthcare system
The public health service in Catalonia is called CatSalut. Services are generally free or low-cost if you have a health card (tarjeta sanitaria).
How to access public healthcare in Catalonia
To get free healthcare in Girona, you need have a Targeta Sanitària Individual (TSI) (personal health card). To get a TSI, you need to meet all three of these conditions:
- You have an empadronamiento
- You have a NIE or DNI.
- You are either:
- Working or self-employed and paying into Social Security.
- Receiving a state pension or unemployment benefit.
- A dependent family member of someone who is covered.
- A child or minor living in Catalonia.
- An asylum seeker or in a vulnerable situation (special process).
You can apply for the TSI:
- Online (if you have a digital certificate or Cl@ve system). Apply here: https://catsalut.gencat.cat/ca/serveis-i-tramits/tramits/tsi/solicitud-tarjeta-sanitaria-individual.html
- In person at your nearest CAP
What you need to apply:
- NIE or DNI
- Certificate of empadronament (padró)
- Social Security number (if working)
- Sometimes a SIP card from another region (if you moved from another part of Spain)
- Passport (in some cases, for identity)
Once you have the TSI, you can
- Register with your local CAP (Centre d'Atenció Primària).
- Book doctor’s appointments online or via the La Meva Salut app.
- Access free or subsidised public health services.
If you are undocumented or in a vulnerable situation, you can still request access to healthcare. Go to your CAP and explain your situation. They will guide you.
EU citizens with an EHIC can use public health services temporarily.
Centros de Atención Primaria (CAPs)
Public health centres are called Centros de Atención Primaria (CAPs), A CAP is the first place to go when you have a health problem.[1]
Girona has four CAPs:
| Centre Name | Address | Phone | Opening Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAP Güell | Carrer Mossèn Joan Pons, 6 | 972 21 07 08 | Open 24 hours |
| CAP Santa Clara | Carrer de Sta. Clara, 33 | 972 20 00 12 | Closes 8 PM |
| CAP Montilivi | Carrer del Castell de Solterra, 11, 17 | 972 22 52 84 | Closes 8 PM |
| CAP Can Gibert del Pla | Carrer de Sant Sebastià, 50 | 972 24 53 50 | Closes 8 PM |
The private healthcare system
(Need to add info about private health insurance, private clinics)
Mutuas
(I don't know what Mutuas are, Tessa mentioned these - Paul)
Mental health
See Mental_health_services_in_Girona
