Emergency Medical Services sign
Points to a facility that offers emergency medical care but is not open full-time.
What to do
Follow the sign to reach medical help.
Do not assume the facility is open at all hours; in a serious emergency call 911.
Where it's used
Section 2I.02 allows the Emergency Medical Services (D9-13) sign for facilities that provide emergency medical care but are not open full-time. It is a white symbol on a blue square, like other General Service signs. A HOSPITAL plaque or the Hospital sign itself may be used only for places open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Don't confuse it with
- Hospital: The H Hospital sign is limited to facilities open 24/7, while EMS may point to part-time emergency care.
- Emergency Vehicle: The yellow Emergency Vehicle sign warns of ambulances or fire trucks entering the road.
- Type
- Service and recreation signs
- Shape
- Square
- Colors
- blue, white
- MUTCD code
- D9-13
- MUTCD section
- 2I.02
More service and recreation signs
Hospital
Gas
Food
Lodging
Electric Vehicle Charging
Rest Area
Emergency Call 911
Travel Info Call 511From the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), 11th edition, section 2I.02. Sign image: public domain, source.