All spanish residents are covered by social health service insurance. This applies as well to non spaniards that do reside legally in Spain.
There are two manners in which you become a resident in Spain. The first if you are an EC (european Community) citizen, you do qualify for this immediately by entering any district police station and fill in a form stating that you are currently living in Spain. This will allow you to take employment as well.
For non EC citizens the process is more complicated, since one should apply for residency card, this process takes couple of months, and starts with the spanish embassy in your country.Some nationals have special treaties with Spain,which makes this process easier.
Any way, once resident in Spain, you are given a social security number which will allow you to benefit from services given to spanish residents, this includes Health Services (free), and even unemployment benefits.
Should you need any treatment or to access to any of the social service clinics or hospitals, just phone the number (provisional health service) below to get to know which is the nearest clinic to your residence.
Hospitals
Hospital 12 de Octubre
915 622 800 Hospital Asilo Beata
Maria Ana de Jesus
914 097 423 Hospital Central de la
Cruz Roja San jose y Santa Adela
915 333 900 Hospital Centro
Nacional de Especialidades Quirorgicas
913 303 901 Hospital Clinica del
Trabajo
915 349 204 Hospital Clinico de
San Carlos 913 303
000/1 Hospital La
Paz
917 277 000 Hospital de la
Princesa
915 202 200 Hospital del
Aire
913 671 500 Hospital del Niņo
Jesus
915 035 900 Hospital Gregorio
maraņon
915 868 000 Hospital Infantil del
Gregorio Maraņon 915 868 000 hospital Militar del
Generalismo 915 439 400 Hospital Militar Gomez
Ulla
914 228 000 Hospital Nuestra
Seņora de la Concepcion 915 504 800 Hospital Psiquitrico
de Madrid 915 867
500 Hospital Puerta de
Hierro
913 162 240 Hospital Ramon y
Cajal
913 368 000 Hospital San
Rafael
915 649 943 Hospital Santa
Cristina
915 736 200 Hospital Virgen de la
Torre
913 315 814 Red
Cross Centres (Centros de la Cruz Roja) Emergencies
915 222 222 National
Information
902 222 292 Central
Offices
913 354 444 Centre for blood
donations of the Red Cross
915 346 485 Other
Services Centre of regional
blood transfusions 915 383 110 Centre of
international immunizations 914 016 839 Provincial Centre
Health service 913 387 580 Provincial Centre of
Social Security 915 907 100 Central Telephone of
Transplants for Madrid
915 548 698