Ibiza’s public ambulance service is reportedly at a breaking level, with employees stretched skinny by a excessive quantity of emergency calls originating from the island’s bustling nightclubs. The Union of Healthcare Technicians (USAE) Works Council has issued a stark warning, stating that the native emergency healthcare system faces a “collapse” as a result of overwhelming and sometimes advanced incidents requiring ambulance response at these venues.
The numbers accrue to an alarming 15 ambulance emergency calls day by day in Ibiza alone, with roughly 5 of those immediately linked to golf equipment.
Healthcare staff, described as being at their “wits’ finish“, are struggling to maintain up with the demand. The USAE estimates that ambulance technicians logged round 2,400 hours of time beyond regulation in June alone, a major burden on the general public system. This pressure is especially highlighted when contemplating the sheer quantity of holiday makers to the island, which fell simply shy of 4 million in 2024.
The union is now urgently calling on Ibiza’s main nightclubs to contract non-public ambulance corporations. USAE president José Manuel Maroto emphasised the monetary disparity, stating, “It’s inconceivable that corporations that earn billions of euros a yr can’t afford this service and overwhelm emergency providers, depriving residents of providers“.
Presently, DC-10 is reportedly the one membership on the island that maintains a contract with a non-public ambulance firm. This ongoing situation contributes to the broader issues amongst Ibiza residents, who’ve been protesting overtourism for years. Officers have responded with measures like cracking down on short-term leases and growing fines, even citing environmental safety as a purpose to discourage giant music occasions.
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[H/T] DJ Mag
