🚑 Emergency & First Aid in Venice
In case of emergency, call 112.
This is the European emergency number and works everywhere in Venice.
However, if the situation isn’t life-threatening, you can go directly to the hospital listed below.
In addition, pharmacies can assist with minor medical issues such as fever, allergies, or small injuries.
For example, some pharmacies stay open at night or during weekends.
Finally, save this page on your phone before you leave the hotel — it works even without internet.
Emergency Venice: quick first aid guide for tourists in Venice — hospitals, pharmacies, and emergency numbers.
☎️ Emergency Numbers (Italy)
Service Number Use for
112 Unified emergency number Police + Ambulance + Firefighters
113 Police Theft, lost passport, security issues
115 Fire Brigade Fires, boat accidents
118 Medical emergency Ambulance / First Aid
You can call 112 even without SIM card or phone credit.
Operators speak Italian + English
🏥 Emergency Rooms (Pronto Soccorso)
🟦 Main hospital in Venice (historic center) — 24/7
⚕️ Ospedale SS. Giovanni e Paolo
Vaporetto stop: Ospedale
Emergency Room entrance signed from the vaporetto pier.
🏨 If you are staying in Mestre (mainland)
⚕️ Ospedale dell’Angelo (Mestre)
The largest and most modern hospital in the Venice area.
Bus / tram from Venice → 20 min
🏥 First Aid Points (not full ER)
Location Service Notes
Piazza San Marco Tourist First Aid Point During high season (spring → autumn)
Lido di Venezia First Aid Medical Center Useful for minor injuries / sun-related problems
See our guide on 🚤 How to Get Around Venice for vaporetto stops near hospitals.
💊 Pharmacies (Important!)
Many pharmacies in Venice close for lunch.
⏰ Typical schedule:
09:00 – 12:30 / 15:30 – 19:30
Not like USA / UK drugstores.
Night / holiday service (rota system):
Search on Google: “Farmacia di turno Venezia”
https://www.ordinefarmacistivenezia.it/farmacie-di-turno.html
🟢 Local tip:
Pharmacies around Rialto and San Marco stay open longer during peak months.
🚓 Police & Carabinieri (Lost passport / theft report)
Even though Venice is car-free, the historic centre is fully covered by Police (Polizia di Stato) and Carabinieri.
If you need to report a theft, lost passport or documents, these are the most useful offices.
👮♂️ Polizia di Stato (Police)
✅ For lost passports, thefts, security issues.
- Questura di Venezia (Police Headquarters)
Sestiere Santa Croce, 500 — near Piazzale Roma
Main police office of Venice.
- Commissariato San Lorenzo
Fondamenta S. Lorenzo 5053 — between San Marco and Arsenale
Closest to St. Mark’s Square (San Marco area).
- Police Office — Lido
Lido di Venezia
Covers hotels and beach area.
🛡️ Carabinieri
Another national law enforcement (like Gendarmerie / Military Police).
- Carabinieri – San Zaccaria (24/7) Campo San Zaccaria 4693/A — 3 minutes from St. Mark’s Square
- Sant’Elena
Viale IV Novembre — Biennale area
- Murano
Murano island
✅ Murano has Carabinieri, but no Police station.
- Lido
Lido di Venezia
Lido has both Police and Carabinieri.
🚢 Water / Lagoon Emergency
1530 – Italian Coast Guard
Useful during:
island trips
boat accidents
fainting or illness on board
💡 Extra Useful Tips (from a local)
Pharmacies don’t sell everything like US/UK drugstores.
In the lagoon, internet can be unstable — take screenshots.
In Venice Google Maps can be inaccurate due to narrow alleys.