Medical Emergencies: what to do?

Life-threatening or non-life-threatening emergency? All medical emergency numbers for adults and children:
144, Hospital Emergencies, On-Call Centres (Medical Permanence: 0800 170 171), Paediatric Emergencies, Psychiatric Emergencies, On-Call Pharmacies (0800 146 000), Intoxications, Emergency Contraception...

Life-Threatening Emergencies: go to the hospital emergency or call 144

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HFR Fribourg (Hospital) emergencies and On-Call Service - Cantonal Hospital (24 hours per day):

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Adult Emergencies

026 306 30 00 (normal rate applies).

Paediatric Emergencies

0900 268 001 KidsHotline (2.99/min).

Gynaecology and Obstetrics Emergency Services (24 hours per day):

026 306 29 00 (normal rate applies).

Delivery Room:

026 306 10 33 (normal rate applies).

ENT:

026 306 36 10 (normal rate applies).

Ophthalmology:

026 306 16 00 (normal rate applies).

On-Call Service for Adults, Meyriez-Murten

026 306 71 10 (normal rate applies). Mon-Fri: 8am-8pm; Sat-Sun: 9am-7pm

On-Call Service for Adults, Riaz

Tel: 026 306 40 20 (normal rate applies). Mon-Sun: 7am-10pm.

On-Call Service for Adults, Tafers

026 306 60 00 (normal rate applies). Mon-Sat: 8am-6pm. Sundays and public holidays: closed.

Hôpital Intercantonal de la Broye (HIB)

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Life-Threatening Emergencies

144 or 026 662 80 11

Non-Life-Threatening Emergencies

0848 133 133

On-Call Centre, Permanence Estavayer-Le-Lac

026 664 71 11 Mon-Fri: 8am-7pm; and Sat-Sun and public holidays: 9am-7pm.

On-Call Centre, Permanence Moudon

026 662 83 80 Mon-Fri: 1.30pm-5.30pm (Sat-Sun and public holidays: closed).

On-Call pharmacies

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Paediatric consultations by appointment

026 664 71 12 between 9am and 11.30am or between 2pm and 4.30pm.

At the Estavayer-le-Lac site. For children aged 0 to 16. Consultations take place every day of the week in the surgery of the specialist paediatrician Dr Elias.

On-Call Service (Permanence Médicale) Fribourg

Reception (permanence-medicale-en.ch)

Mon-Fri: 9am-6.30pm (Sat and Sun: closed).

On-Call Medical Service for non-life-threatening emergencies:

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A single number operates for all districts:

0800 170 171

MedHome Fribourg

Private network in the canton of Fribourg of doctors

MEDHOME . Consultations for emergencies, general medicine, trauma and paediatrics (aged 8 and over).

026 6 700 700, Mon-Fri: 7.15am-8pm; Sat-Sun: 7.15am-5.45pm.Visits are billed according to TARDOC and reimbursed by health insurance.

On-Call Pharmacies

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0800 146 000 : this number will provide information 24 hours per day to guide you to the nearest open pharmacy.

On-call pharmacy at the Hôpital Intercantonal de la Broye HIB (link to list)

KidsHotline (paediatric emergencies) 24 hours per day

0900 268 001. CHF 2.99/min / max CHF 29.90 per call.

Psychiatric Emergencies

Fribourg Mental Health Network (RFSM):

026 308 08 08

Where can I obtain emergency contraception?

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Centre fribourgeois de santé sexuelle:

Mon-Thur: 8.30am to 11.30am and 2pm to 5pm.

Pharmacies, even without prescription:

Working days: in pharmacies even without prescription. Weekends and public holidays: on-call pharmacies (0900 146 146) or in pharmacies at railway stations