Find a hospital
If you become ill or have a medical emergency at night or on a weekend, you have a large network of support services available in Germany.
Important telephone numbers:
- Emergency medical service: 112
- Poison hotline: +49 30 19240
- Medical on-call service: 116 117
Pharmacies also have a night and emergency service.
The following are examples of medical emergencies (medizinische Notfälle):
- acute shortness of breath
- acute pain in the chest
- acute pain in the abdomen
- acute dizziness
- accidents and injuries
- complications during pregnancy
- acute mental distress
- acute danger of suicide
- drug-related emergency
- allergic shock
- loss of consciousness or coma.
In these cases, you should seek immediate help by calling an ambulance (112) or by going to an emergency response center or a doctor.
Important: please contact the staff of your reception center for responsible persons and medical staff in case of emergency!
Resource: Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community
If you need to see a doctor on a holiday, please call 116 117 ore go to your local hospital. On holidays only some pharmacies are open. You can find open pharmacies on the internet.
You can find a hospital here: GERMAN HOSPITAL DIRECTORY
Related Questions
Please only visit a hospital in case of an emergency. Otherwise, please go to a doctor first who might refer you to a hospital.
Hospital visits will be covered by the German healthcare system.
