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French Riviera Local Reference INFOrmation

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Medical Emergencies: 24hr Hospitals, Doctors, Pharmacies on the French Riviera

After-hours medical help and other assistance for child abuse, women needing shelter, drug or alcohol problems, emergency vets, hospitals, doctors and dentists on the French Riviera.

There is no guarantee that any English will be spoken on any of these emergency and helpline telephone numbers.

Service	Telephone
Medical help/SAMU	15
Police/Police Nationale	17
Fire & accident/Sapeurs Pompiers	18
SOS - all services (calling from a mobile)	112

The caller must:

State the location where assistance is needed
State their name and telephone number
State what happened, and if it is still happening
State how many people need help
State if there are weapons involved

All emergency numbers can be reached from pay phones, without the use of a phone card or money.

Médecins d'urgence (Nice): 24/7 emergency doctors - Tel: 04 93 52 42 42
Emergencies at sea or on a lake - Tel: 1616
Locate English-speaking medical assistance in the Alpes-Maritimes: Riviera Medical Services -Tel: 04 93 26 12 70

Emergency Medical Facilities

Night pharmacies	7 rue Masséna, Nice	Tel: 04 93 87 78 94
Night pharmacies	15 ave de Grasse, Cannes	Tel: 04 93 68 33 33
Cardiologists	24hr on call	Tel: 04 92 03 78 80 / 81
Dental emergencies	Nice Hospital St-Roch, 5 rue Pierre Dévoluy	Tel: 04 92 03 33 33
Dental emergencies	Cannes	Tel: 04 93 68 28 00
SOS Doctors	Nice	Tel: 0801 850 101
	Cagnes-sur-Mer	Tel: 0820 820 452
	Cannes	Tel: 0825 005 004
	Antibes	Tel: 0803 067 000
SOS Doctors	Var: 24hr on call	Tel: 04 94 31 33 33
Emergency Hospitals	Nice: Hôpital St-Roch	Tel: 04 92 03 33 33 Website
	Antibes: Hôpital d'Antibes	Tel: 04 92 91 77 98 Website
	Cannes: Hôpital Les Broussailles	Tel: 04 93 69 71 50 Website
	Draguignan: Centre Hospitalier	Tel: 04 94 60 50 00
	Grasse: Centre Hospitalier de Grasse	Emergencies: 04 93 09 52 11 Website
Paediatric Emergencies	Hôpital Lenval 57 av Californie	Tel: 04 92 03 03 03
Paediatric Emergencies	Hôpital l’Archet rte St Antoine Ginestière	Tel: 04 92 03 60 89 Website
Abused Women & Children	Accueil Femmes Solidarité	Tel: 04 93 52 17 81 e-mail
SOS Vets	Alpes-Maritimes all areas after hours	Tel: 04 93 83 46 64
Nice Central Police Station	Open: 24 hrs at 1 rue Maréchal Foch	Tel: 04 92 17 22 22
Sea Emergency/Beach Police	Cannes (9:00 to 18:00)	Tel: 04 97 06 4273
SOS Anti-Poison	Marseilles	Tel: 04 91 75 25 25
Vaccination Centre	Nice International Airport T1	Tel: 04 93 21 38 81 Website

Nice Central Police has a tourist department where interpreters are available 08:00-12:00, and 14:00-16:30 daily: 04 92 17 20 31.

Town pharmacies operate on an after-hours rota. Details are available at your local pharmacy. In case of an emergency, the details of the nearest after-hours pharmacy are usually posted on the door.
Click here for Hospitals on the French Riviera.

Women and Children

Accueil Femmes Solidarité is a sanctuary for victims of domestic abuse - battered women - in Nice (address available to victims only).

Accueil Femmes Solidarité:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 09:00-15:00
Wednesday: Telephone only
Tel: 04 93 82 10 75
Fax: 04 93 52 17 81
e-Mail
Website
Saint Roch Hospital, Nice - Medical help: Monday 14:00 to 17:30
La Maison du Droit et de la Justice (L'Ariane district) - Legal help: Wednesday 13:00-16:00 (by appointment only)

All services are neutral, confidential and aim at helping the victim to find the appropriate service.
Access is provided to information and help on:

social rights - professional re-integration, lodging.
juridical rights - information, advice and assistance regarding interests in the case of legal action.
medical rights - (re)opening of health rights - universal medical insurance, CMU (Couverture Maladie Universelle) and CPAM psychological help (group and individual sessions).