We hope that you enjoy your stay in Braunschweig safely and healthily. We have compiled some important and useful information for you here in case of an emergency.
You can find more information in the following multilingual guide to the German healthcare system. The guide is available in fifteen languages and summarizes basic information on the German healthcare system as well as the medical care system, emergency care, preventive care, therapy measures and nursing care insurance.
Multilingual Guide to the German Healthcare System
Doctor Search
In Germany, you only go to a hospital in an emergency or if you urgently need a doctor outside of regular surgery hours. If it is not an emergency, contact a general practitioner (family doctor) or, if necessary, a specialist directly.
We are happy to support you in your search for doctors in Braunschweig.
Search online for the contact details of Braunschweig doctors. The medical directory of the state of Lower Saxony also lists the foreign language skills of the respective doctors. So you can find a doctor who speaks English or even your native language.
Doctor's Information Lower Saxony
If you urgently need a doctor at night, the weekend or on public holidays, call the medical on-call service of the clinic at Salzdahlumer Straße (☎ 116 117).
Doctor's Visit
If you would like to visit a doctor, please make an appointment with the doctor's surgery by telephone beforehand. In acute cases, explain the urgency.
Bring your health insurance card with you when you visit the doctor!
If you have statutory health insurance, the doctor will bill your health insurance company directly.
If you have private health insurance, you will pay the doctor's bill yourself and will be reimbursed by your insurance company afterwards.
Pharmacies
In Germany, medicines are only sold in pharmacies.
Some medicines require a prescription - you can only obtain these medicines with a prescription from a doctor. The legal rules for issuing prescriptions are very strict in Germany. Many medicines, such as antibiotics, which you may be able to buy in normal stores in your home country, must be prescribed by a doctor in Germany. However, some less potent medicines such as headache tablets or mild antipyretics are available in pharmacies without a prescription.
Opening Hours
Pharmacies are open during normal store opening hours. There is always a pharmacy open at night and at weekends (emergency service pharmacy). You can find the current emergency service pharmacy here or via the emergency service schedule in the window of a pharmacy.
Cost Coverage
If you have German statutory health insurance, your health insurance will cover the costs of prescription medication. You only have to pay a small co-payment at the pharmacy. Medicines for children are available without co-payment.
If you have private health insurance, you pay for the medication and then submit the receipt and prescription to your health insurance company for reimbursement.
Hospitals
In Germany, you only go to a hospital if there is an acute and urgent need for treatment outside the regular surgery hours or if a doctor has referred you to a hospital for further treatment. All hospitals are open to all insured patients. Some private clinics only treat privately insured patients.
Hospitals and Clinics in Braunschweig
