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