Overview

• Public ambulance resources on Ibiza are critically strained, with only nine vehicles available despite nights with over 15 simultaneous club-related emergency calls
• About 90% of emergency calls from nightclubs involve drug or alcohol intoxication, shifting treatment costs onto the public system
• Spanish law mandates one onsite healthcare professional per nightclub but does not require venues to provide private ambulance services
• The DC-10 nightclub’s private ambulance model led to a single public dispatch in 2024, highlighting a possible solution
• The local health union is pushing for binding regulations to mandate private ambulance coverage at high-capacity clubs, but no policy changes have been enacted