Life-threatening emergency? Ambulance, police or fire —
📞 112Free from any phone, operators speak English. Works EU-wide.
Emergency & urgent help
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🏥 Hospitals with a 24/7 emergency department
An ambulance called on 112 will normally take you to the first one.
Not an emergency? Don't go to A&E — use a DKC (diagnostic & consultation centre) for examinations, tests and starting treatment. Details on each hospital page in Health & Emergency.
Ill, but it isn't an emergency?
Locally, the two hospitals recommended for general care are UMBAL "Sveta Marina" and MBAL "Heart and Brain" — both private, both with a DKC for appointments.
Toothache? Bogdanov Dental — English spoken, 10 minutes from the university.
💊 Late-night pharmacies
There is no 24/7 pharmacy in Pleven — these are open latest:
Phoenix Pharmacy
bul. "Danail Popov" 16 — daily 08:00–23:00
SOpharmacy
next to Phoenix — daily 07:30–24:00 (open latest in town)
Mareshki (Georgi Kochev 39А)
closest to the university — Mon–Fri 08:00–20:00, Sat–Sun 09:00–19:00
📞 Key numbers
Emergency (all) 112
Taxi Orion 064 825 454
Taxi Svetlina 064 828 989
Taxi Express 0885 99 88 88
Taxis in Pleven are cash-only.
University Int'l Students Center 064 884 153
Migration office 064 864 396
🗣️ Say it in Bulgarian
Помощ! (PO-mosht)
Help!
Имам нужда от лекар (EE-mam NUZH-da ot LE-kar)
I need a doctor
Говорите ли английски? (go-VO-ri-te li an-GLIY-ski)
Do you speak English?