Puentes Emergency Guide for Uruguay

Emergency number: 911 (Police, firefighters, ambulance)

The Puentes team is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in case of an emergency.
Please save these emergency contacts in your phone and give them to a parent or guardian.

Hospitals (“Hospitales”)

• You can go to the on-call doctors (“emergencia”), or book an appointment with a specialist doctor.

• Remember to bring your original passport, insurance card, and a credit/debit card to the hospital.

• Ensure you understand how your international health insurance works, including what’s covered and how to file a claim. Typically, you can either seek pre-approval for a visit or pay out of pocket and file a claim afterward.

Pharmacies/Drugstores (“Farmacias”)

Farmashop (tienda.farmashop.com.uy); San Roque (sanroque.com.uy); Farmacity (farmacity.com.uy/)

You can visit a nearby pharmacy or order online through the PedidosYa app. (Medicine is not sold in grocery stores.)

Common Medicine Equivalents

Certain prescription medications in the U.S. may be available over the counter in Uruguay—ask the pharmacist for advice.
Be aware that dosages for some medications may differ from U.S. equivalents.