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So what do I get for my €60 per annum?

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ambulances femalefocusonline june24 1The Asociación Amigos Europeos de Jávea (AAEdJ), is a private ambulance service provider covering most of the Marina Alta, including inland. It was established in 2000, and is a non profit-making organisation, with all income and donations being reinvested into improving resources even further, and towards purchasing new ambulances from time to time to give even wider coverage.

Membership costs €60 each year per family. The annual membership fee entitles members to be taken to a public or a private hospital in case of an emergency for free. Emergencies away from the house are included, and all the ambulances are staffed by two qualified paramedics.
So the actual answer to the question “What do I get for my €60 per annum?” is that for the whole 365 days of the year you have the peace of mind knowing that their ambulance service is poised ready to help you in an emergency. But of course you are hoping not to have the need to call upon their services!
If there is an emergency, though, and you do need to call them out, this is where the clear benefits of being a member kick in…
1) To request an ambulance all that is needed is one phone call to the 24hr emergency number, simply quoting the family membership number. No need to speak in Spanish, no need to give directions, no need to worry about any other questions. All you have to do is quote the membership number.
2) Members’ addresses are pre-loaded into a GPS location system to help ensure a rapid response to your home. This means no delay, which can be absolutely vital in the cases of someone suffering a heart attack or stroke.
3) Details of everyday medications and allergies are pre-recorded so as to help the responders administer the correct initial treatment upon arrival.
4) The ambulances are fully equipped with life-saving equipment. Effectively they are mobile intensive care units, capable of saving lives or reducing the severity of an injury. Without wishing to belittle the Spanish system, the State ambulances are sometimes little more than transport vehicles and carry very little emergency equipment.
5) The AAEdJ ambulance will take you to whichever hospital you prefer, whether private or public. This is in contrast to Spanish State ambulances who are tasked to take you to the nearest hospital.
6) If the medical situation is serious enough to dictate that repatriation is necessary, the Association can provide a full road repatriation service to a person’s country of origin, or to an airport to liaise with an emergency aircraft. These are done at discounted rates for members.
7) There are always English speaking staff there. Other services can include a daily call to see if medicines have been taken or to simply see if the member is okay, or the free loan of recuperation equipment such as a walker, or a wheelchair (refundable deposit required).
So, to summarise, for the €60 Membership per year, your whole family gets a fantastic amount of emergency cover! To join, speak with Laure Bolufer, the AAEdJ Registration Manager on
96 579 6099 (Laure works from 10am to 1pm every weekday). The AAEdJ covers almost all of Costa Blanca North and inland, and of course Laure will be able to confirm if your area is covered.
ASOCIACION AMIGOS EUROPEOS DE JAVEA. Avenida Juan Carlos 1, No 69, 03730 Jávea. Telephone 96 579 6099 (24hr). Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..