Panama Emergency Contact Information
You have to have a Panama SIM/eSIM with a Panama phone number for the emergency phone numbers to work. SIM cards are available at the airport, in all of the malls, and online. Note that a data only plan will not be sufficient, so be sure your SIM card includes voice service.
- Medical - 911
- Fire - 911 or 103
- Police - 911 or 104
Panama Hospitals by Province
We hope you never have a true emergency while in Panama. However, in case of emergency, we have compiled a list of hospitals in the main expat areas of Panama. We have done our best to make sure we have current links. However, please check the links personally before depending on them in the event of an emergency. This information is intended to be a place to start... and is not intended to be a complete list nor can it be relied upon in the case of an actual emergency. If you find any errors in the information, please contact us immediately so we can update this page.
This list of hospitals, ambulance services, and evacuation providers is not meant to be exhaustive or definitive. Nor does it represent either a guarantee of competence or endorsement by Choose Panama. This is just a place to start.
This list of hospitals, ambulance services, and evacuation providers is not meant to be exhaustive or definitive. Nor does it represent either a guarantee of competence or endorsement by Choose Panama. This is just a place to start.
Panama City
- Centro Médico Paitilla — (Private) - Emergency: +507-265-8888
- Clínica Hospital San Fernando — (Private)
- Complejo Hospitalario Metropolitano Arnulfo Arias Madrid —
- Hospital de Especialidades Pediátricas — (Children's Hospital)
- Hospital del Niño Children's Hospital — (the largest Children's Hospital)
- Hospital Nacional — (Private)
- Hospital Nicolás A. Solano — La Chorrera
- Hospital Pacifica Salud (Private) -- Emergency: +507-204-8185
- Hospital Psiquiátrico Nacional (the major psychiatric hospital) --
- Hospital Santa Fe --
- Hospital Santo Tomas —
- Hospital Susana Jones —
- Instituto Oncológico Nacional (Specializing in cancer treatment) --
- The Panama Clinic - Panama City - Emergency: +507-310-1121
Chiriqui Province (For Boquete, Volcan and David Areas)
- Hospital Centro Médico Mae Lewis — David
- Hospital Chiriquí — David
- Hospital Materno Infantil Jose Domingo de Obaldía — David (Children's Hospital)
- Hospital Régional de Chiriqui
Coronado Beaches Area (For the Pacific Coast Beaches Region)
There is no major hospital in this area. However there is a clinic that can handle most emergencies. For surgeries or major emergencies, refer back to the hospitals in Panama City.
- Clinica Hospital San Fernando - Coronado (A clinic; not a full hospital)
Ambulance Service
SEMM Servicio de Emergencia Medica Movil
Emergency Number: +507-366-0122
SOS Ambulancias
Emergency Number: +507-569-6969
Emergency Number: +507-366-0122
SOS Ambulancias
Emergency Number: +507-569-6969
Evacuation Services
AirCare1 Air Ambulance
URL: http://www.airambulanceone.com
Phone: +1-877-760-7760 or +1-505-210-7870
Global Medical Response
URL: https://www.globalmedicalresponse.com
Phone: +1-855-267-0911
Express Aviation Services, Inc.
URL: http://www.exaviationservices.com
Phone +1-575-445-3076
Horizon Air Ambulance
Trinity Air Ambulance
URL: https://trinityairambulance.com
Phone: +1-954-771-7911
URL: http://www.airambulanceone.com
Phone: +1-877-760-7760 or +1-505-210-7870
Global Medical Response
URL: https://www.globalmedicalresponse.com
Phone: +1-855-267-0911
Express Aviation Services, Inc.
URL: http://www.exaviationservices.com
Phone +1-575-445-3076
Horizon Air Ambulance
Trinity Air Ambulance
URL: https://trinityairambulance.com
Phone: +1-954-771-7911