Overview
- Peru’s Health Ministry reported 9,680 calls to SAMU’s free 106 line in Lima during the year‑end alert period, including 5,144 medical consultations, 2,088 ambulance dispatches, and 1,732 on‑site emergency attendances, with 3,557 non‑pertinent calls.
- SAMU Peru conducted an aeromedical evacuation of an eight‑day‑old newborn from Arequipa to Lima and supported multiple fire responses in Rímac, Miraflores, Chorrillos, Santa Anita, and Villa El Salvador.
- Minsa reiterated that SAMU operates 24/7 and reinforces staffing for high‑demand dates such as Christmas and New Year due to increases in traffic injuries, burns, and intoxications.
- SAMU Jalisco said it handled 160,610 medical emergencies in 2025 and carried out 182,129 total interventions, an 8–10% rise versus 2024, including 19,663 medical regulations, 1,103 ground transfers, and 70 air transfers.
- Jalisco highlighted its ‘bring the hospital to the patient’ model with UTIM teams equipped for advanced on‑scene diagnostics and a helicopter supported by 12 helipoints, noting the first 2026 neonatal air transfer from Puerto Vallarta to the Guadalajara metro area.