EMERGENCIES

911

Dial 911 for a dispatcher who will send you the police, ambulance, or firemen.

If you find yourself in an area that has no cell phone coverage on Cozumel, or you don’t have a cell phone, FLAG DOWN A TAXI. The taxis all have radios and can use it to call for an ambulance or policeman.

How ambulances work in Cozumel

If you are in an accident or have some kind of medical emergency on Cozumel, call 911 or have someone call 911 for you. That emergency response number will dispatch an ambulance to your location. Most likely, other ambulances will hear the call and go to the scene as well. The reason that can happen is that each ambulance is owned and operated by local, for-profit hospitals (plus the Mexican Red Cross) and they all want your business. Each ambulance will only take you to the hospital that they are working with, not the one you ask to go to. So, when you are getting into an ambulance, make sure it will be taking you to the hospital you prefer. If it is taking you to a different hospital than the one you want, ask for the ambulance that belongs to the hospital you prefer.

Cozumel Hospitals

There are several private hospitals in Cozumel that offer their services to tourists. All have English-speaking doctors and modern facilities. One or two accept US insurance as payment. Ask first. The hospitals available to tourists on the island are:

International Hospital, on Calle 5 between Av Melgar and Av 5, (987) 872 1430
(they also have satellite locations at the Fonatur marina and the Nachi Cocom pier)
Click here for more info

Clinica San Miguel, Calle 6 between Av 5 and Av 10, (987) 872-6194

Amerimed, Calle Adolfo Rosado Salas between Av 85 and AV 85 bis, (987) 869-5555

Costamed, Calle 1 sur, between Av 50 and Av 50 bis, (987) 872-9400

Cruz Roja, Av 65 at Calle 25 sur, (987) 872-1058

Hyperbaric Chambers

International Hospital Hyperbaric Chamber, on Calle 5 between Av Melgar and Av 5, (987) 872 1430
(they also have satellite locations at the Fonatur marina and the Nachi Cocom pier)
Click here for more info

Costamed Hyperbaric Chamber, on Calle 1 sur, between Av 50 and Av 50 bis, (987) 872-9400

Meditur Hyperbaric Chamber, inside Clinica San Miguel, on Calle 6 between Av 5 and Av 10, (987) 87 23070