Talk:Tag:emergency=ambulance station

I think it's beter to change Tag:emergency=ambulance_station to Tag:amenity=ambulance_station. Like fire stations. It's more consistent cause both are emergency service. --Corentin 16:36, 12 November 2011 (UTC)

Patient transport stations

From the page: "This isn't the same thing as patient transport used to transfer patients from one hospital to another. Patient transport vehicles aren't usually capable of responding to emergency call outs and are usually housed at hospitals."
But how do I tag patient transport stations then?
--Head (talk) 20:50, 18 April 2019 (UTC)

There is 510 ambulance stations in Austria tagged with the following tags:

• emergency=ambulance_station
• ambulance_station:patient_transport=yes

And 85 stations in India and Népal:

• facility:ambulance=yes + amenity=hospital

Usual patient transport isn't an emergency.

It could be made by taxi, except for lying down transport.

For non paramedic transport I suggest to use:

• office=taxi (604 according TagInfo)

For paramedic or flatbed transport, some tags founded with TagInfo:

• office=ambulance (1 according TagInfo)
• healthcare=ambulance_station (2 according TagInfo)
• healthcare=ambulance (1 according TagInfo)

--Pyrog (talk) 06:36, 7 June 2025 (UTC)