EMERGENCY CARE BACK ON THE ROAD

Many of you attended our Rotary Taste of East Cape event, where the need to repair our local free ambulance was announced by the civil protection department of Los Barriles. We know many of you attended the event simply because so very many of you responded to a plea for help repair the brakes on our ambulance.  $9660 pesos was raised, and our Los Barriles ambulance is now back in service.  Thank you to everyone who listened, all of you who either are or have become our neighbors.

 

Although the volunteers offer their services without cost, the program has a budget of 8,500 pesos ($ 450 US) per month for maintenance to cover all three local ambulances of Los Barriles, San Bartolo, and El Cardonal.  Any donations are welcome to keep the ambulances operating.

 

How do you call for the free ambulance in an emergency? 

The local Los Barriles ambulance is equipped with 4-wheel drive, so they can make emergency runs into the arroyos. Even boaters and those without cell service can call for help using marine radio.

Most of the drivers are Spanish-speaking but are trained in how to help.  When you call, say briefly “Ambulancia, por favor” then provide your exact location – this is critical. (“Ambulancia” is pronounced Ahm-boo-LAHN’-see-ah.)