Health in Community of Madrid: the steps, from official sources
What Community of Madrid adds on health to the rules for all of Spain, each with its official page. The Spain-wide steps are on Health in Spain.
Book a GP appointment in Madrid (Cita Sanitaria)
Madrid primary-care appointments (family medicine, pediatrics, nursing, midwifery, dentistry, social work) are booked online, by app, by phone or in person with your health-card code.
Choose or change your health center and GP in Madrid (libre eleccion)
Madrid lets residents choose among health centers with available capacity ('libre eleccion'); your card shows a reference health center.
Get vaccinated in Comunidad de Madrid (seasonal campaign and appointments)
How the Comunidad de Madrid runs the 2026-2027 flu and COVID-19 campaign, when each group is called and how to book.
Know urgent care vs the ER in Madrid, and when to call 112
In Madrid you call 112 for life-threatening emergencies, use out-of-hours Puntos de Atencion Continuada for less severe urgent cases, and go to a hospital ER for conditions needing imaging, observation or admission.
Obtain the Madrid public health card (tarjeta sanitaria)
The Tarjeta Sanitaria Individual is the Madrid regional public-health card; it is issued once the INSS recognizes your right to public healthcare and you are registered (empadronado) in the Comunidad de Madrid.
Specialists and mental health care in Comunidad de Madrid
In Madrid your family doctor at the health center sends you to specialists and to your district’s mental health center (centro de salud mental).
Use pharmacies and find a duty pharmacy (farmacia de guardia) in Madrid
Madrid’s Tarjeta Sanitaria Virtual app includes on-duty pharmacy information, and the Colegio Oficial de Farmaceuticos de Madrid publishes a duty-pharmacy lookup.
Cities in Community of Madrid
Your plan for Community of Madrid, in your order. Documents, offices, hours and fees for your city.
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