Guides for Berlin

The RAB Arztbesuche guides section is a collection of 123 medical guides for Berlin, from the on-call medical service and the 116117 number to acute symptoms, costs, sick notes and Berlin neighbourhoods.

Every topic is physician-reviewed and tailored to Berlin, from Mitte to Spandau. Use the search or filter by 7 topics, our team is available daily from 6 am to midnight.

Medically reviewed by Susanne Reiche

Consultant in internal medicine, geriatrics and palliative care, private physician

Last updated: 12 July 2026

On-Call Care & 116117 (18)

Medical On-Call Service Berlin: The Complete Guide (116 117, Responsibilities, Process)

Medical on-call service Berlin explained: 116 117 vs. 112, when it's responsible, the process, waiting times and GOÄ costs – plus a private house visit, usually within 60–90 minutes.

Weekend Doctor in Berlin – the Complete Guide to After-Hours Care

GP closed? Here is how to find a doctor fast in Berlin on Saturday, Sunday and public holidays – 116 117, on-call practices, sick notes and the private home visit in 60–90 minutes.

Emergency Doctor, 112, 116 117 or Home Visit? Berlin's Triage Guide

When to call 112 (emergency physician), go to the ER, use 116 117, or request a private home visit in Berlin. Clear red-flag symptom lists, emergency numbers, and the right first aid until help arrives.

On-Call Medical Service Berlin: 116 117, Clinics & House Calls

The complete guide to the statutory on-call medical service in Berlin: 116 117, urgent care and on-call clinics, opening hours, the walk-in procedure, waiting times, and the private medical house call as an alternative.

Pediatric Out-of-Hours Care in Berlin: A Parents' Guide

When is the pediatric on-call service right and when must you call 112? Make sense of fever, breathing trouble & more – plus a doctor's home visit for your sick child in 60–90 minutes.

ENT Emergency Service Berlin: Private House Call

Acute ear pain, sinusitis, sore throat or suspected sudden hearing loss outside surgery hours? When a private ENT house call in Berlin helps, when hospital care is needed, and what it costs under the GOÄ.

Sick at night in Berlin, what to do?

For life-threatening symptoms, dial 112 immediately. For urgent but non-life-threatening problems at night in Berlin you have two options: the free 116117 on-call service (often multi-hour waits) or a private house call within 60 to 90 minutes.

When to call 112 versus 116117?

Call 112 for life-threatening situations, unconsciousness, chest pain, breathing failure, paralysis, seizure, severe bleeding. Call 116117 for urgent but non-life-threatening symptoms outside practice hours.

What is the German on-call medical service?

The on-call medical service in Germany covers ambulatory care outside practice hours, evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays. There are two pillars: the statutory service via 116117 and private on-call services.

House call or A&E, when which?

For life-threatening symptoms A&E (via 112) is unambiguously the right path. For urgent but non-life-threatening complaints a house call is often the better option, faster, easier, in familiar surroundings, without hours of waiting.

RAB vs 116117 on-call service

When does rab's private house-call make sense compared to the 116117 statutory on-call service in Berlin? Waiting time, cost and process, compared honestly.

RAB vs A&E

Emergency room or private house-call? An honest comparison for private patients in Berlin, process, waiting time, cost and indications.

RAB vs telemedicine

App-based telemedicine or a real doctor's house-call in Berlin? When private patients need which, an honest comparison.

RAB vs hospital private clinic

Private outpatient clinic at a Berlin hospital or a house-call? When each is right, an honest comparison.

RAB vs Doctolib search

Doctolib appointment in a Berlin practice or a direct house-call? An honest comparison for private patients, availability, waiting time, setting.

RAB vs emergency services 112

Ambulance call or private house-call in Berlin? A clear indication-based comparison, when 112, when rab.

RAB vs walk-in clinic

Walk-in clinic in Berlin or the rab house-call? When the private house-call pays off compared with an open consultation.

RAB vs paediatric on-call

Paediatric on-call or rab house-call? When your child is ill in Berlin, an honest comparison for worried parents.

Influenza (flu)

Influenza in Berlin: rapid test, diagnostics and treatment as a doctor's house call. Daily 6 am – midnight, typical arrival 60–90 minutes.

Acute back pain

Acute back and lumbar pain: neurological exam, pain therapy and mobilisation as a doctor's house call. Daily 6 am – midnight.

Gastroenteritis

Acute vomiting and diarrhoea: IV rehydration, antiemetics and careful diagnostics as a doctor's house call in Berlin. Daily 6 am – midnight.

Urinary tract infection

Bladder infection: on-site urine dipstick, targeted antibiotic therapy and counselling as a doctor's house call in Berlin. Daily 6 am – midnight.

Fever

Fever in adults and children: targeted diagnostics, rapid tests and treatment as a doctor's house call in Berlin. Daily 6 am – midnight.

Migraine attack

Acute migraine attack: targeted analgesics and antiemetics as a doctor's house call in Berlin. Daily 6 am – midnight.

Sick child

Acutely unwell child: paediatric-experienced house calls in Berlin, fever, croup, otitis, gastro. Daily 6 am – midnight.

Sore throat and tonsillitis

Acute sore throat, tonsillitis: streptococcus rapid test and targeted therapy as a doctor's house call in Berlin. Daily 6 am – midnight.

Common cold

Common cold in Berlin: medical assessment, rapid tests and symptomatic therapy as a house call. Daily 6 am – midnight.

Acute bronchitis

Acute bronchitis: auscultation, rapid tests, airway therapy and follow-up assessment as a doctor's house call. Daily 6 am – midnight.

Rash and hives

Acute rash, hives, shingles: medical assessment and therapy as a house call in Berlin. Daily 6 am – midnight.

Acute earache

Acute earache, otitis media, eustachian tube catarrh: otoscopy and targeted therapy as a doctor's house call in Berlin. Daily 6 am – midnight.

Acute sinusitis

Acute sinusitis: examination, targeted therapy and antibiotic decision-making as a doctor's house call in Berlin. Daily 6 am – midnight.

Acute vertigo

Acute vertigo, BPPV, vestibular disorders: structured neurological assessment as a doctor's house call in Berlin. Daily 6 am – midnight.

Hypertensive crisis

Hypertensive urgency and emergency: blood pressure, ECG, acute therapy and safe triage as a doctor's house call in Berlin. Daily 6 am – midnight.

Acute insomnia

Acute insomnia, jet lag, situational sleeplessness: medical clarification and short-term therapy as a doctor's house call in Berlin. Daily 6 am – midnight.

Travel fever and nausea

Acute fever and nausea in travellers in Berlin: travel history, diagnostics and treatment as a doctor's house call. Daily 6 am – midnight.

Acute cough

Acute cough, irritative or productive cough: auscultation, oxygen saturation and targeted therapy as a house call in Berlin. Daily 6 am – midnight.

Acute neck pain

Acute cervical spine pain, torticollis, tension headache: neurological exam and pain therapy as a doctor's house call in Berlin. Daily 6 am – midnight.

Acute allergic reaction

Acute allergy, insect sting, food reaction: immediate therapy and safe triage as a doctor's house call in Berlin. Daily 6 am – midnight.

Acute circulatory problems

Acute circulatory weakness, syncope, orthostatic dysregulation: ECG and targeted therapy as a doctor's house call in Berlin. Daily 6 am – midnight.

Acute conjunctivitis

Acute conjunctivitis: examination, targeted therapy and safe triage as a doctor's house call in Berlin. Daily 6 am – midnight.

Acute nausea

Acute nausea without clear cause: differential diagnosis and targeted therapy as a doctor's house call in Berlin. Daily 6 am – midnight.

Acute wound care

Care of smaller cuts, lacerations and scalp wounds at home: cleansing, closure, tetanus prophylaxis as a house call in Berlin. Daily 6 am – midnight.

Acute stomach pain

Acute upper abdominal pain: gastritis, reflux, targeted differential diagnosis as a doctor's house call in Berlin. Daily 6 am – midnight.

Child has fever, when should the doctor come?

Infants under 3 months with fever above 38 °C always need immediate medical review, that is always urgent. In toddlers and older children the pure temperature matters less than the general condition: drinking, activity, breathing pattern and skin colour decide urgency.

Doctor for acute flu in Berlin, house call or practice?

For acute flu a house call is the sensible route: the illness flattens you, and a crowded waiting room is unbearable and unhelpful for others. We bring the influenza rapid test, check respiratory tract and oxygen saturation and decide between symptomatic therapy and Tamiflu, early in high-risk patients, restrained in standard courses.

Doctor for gastroenteritis in Berlin, house call sensible?

For acute gastroenteritis with vomiting and diarrhoea a house call is sensible, the trip to a waiting room is incompatible with toilet urgency. We examine, assess hydration, give an antiemetic if needed and define the threshold at which intravenous rehydration in hospital becomes necessary.

Doctor for a migraine attack in Berlin, house call sensible?

For a severe migraine attack a house call is sensible, light, noise and the trip to the practice intensify the attack. We can inject a triptan and an antiemetic on site and rule out the important secondary headache causes clinically (subarachnoid haemorrhage, meningitis, sinus vein thrombosis).

Nursing-Home House Call Berlin – Dementia, Wound Care & Seniors

Private medical house calls in Berlin nursing homes for acute deterioration, dementia, wound care & palliative symptom control – also for seniors & the chronically ill, daily 6 am to midnight, GOÄ billing.

Mobile IV Therapy at Home in Berlin – Physician-Indicated Intravenous Treatment

Mobile intravenous therapy at home in Berlin: physician-indicated fluid resuscitation, iron substitution for documented anaemia, acute migraine therapy. Evidence-based, with informed consent and documentation. No wellness drips.

How quickly does a private doctor reach you in Berlin?

A private house-call doctor in Berlin usually arrives within 60 to 90 minutes, often faster in the evening, at night or on weekends when rush-hour traffic is gone.

What does the doctor bring to a house call?

The doctor brings a complete mobile practice: stethoscope, blood-pressure monitor, ECG, rapid tests (influenza, RSV, strep, COVID), otoscope, pulse oximeter, glucose meter, syringes, emergency medication, dressings and prescription pad.

How do I book a house call in Berlin?

The simplest way to book a doctor house call in Berlin is by phone, a structured triage takes 3 to 5 minutes, you give symptoms, address and preferred language. Alternatively send a WhatsApp callback request or use the online booking form.

Can I get a vaccination at home in Berlin?

Yes. We deliver standard vaccinations such as tetanus, diphtheria, polio, influenza, pneumococcus or common travel vaccines as part of a house call. You skip the practice trip; we bring the vaccine and observe tolerance on site for 15 minutes.

How long is the wait for a private GP house call in Berlin?

A typical wait for a private house call in Berlin is between 45 and 120 minutes, depending on time of day, district, traffic and parallel patient load. For high urgency we accelerate; for life-threatening pictures 112 is always faster and the right route.

How long does a doctor's house call in Berlin last?

A typical house call in Berlin lasts 25 to 45 minutes from doorbell to leaving. History, examination, diagnostics, therapy and counselling all take time, faster only with a clear unambiguous picture, slower for complex cases or several patients in one household.

What should I have ready for a doctor's house call in Berlin?

Have ready: insurance card or private-insurance policy, current medication list, vaccination booklet, maternity record if pregnant, recent findings, a quiet bed and good light, and a support person who can interpret or supplement. Thirty minutes of preparation save time.

Blood draw at home in Berlin, possible privately?

Yes. We perform blood draws as part of a private house call. We set the indication, take venous blood, send the samples to a Berlin lab (e.g. Limbach, Synlab) and report results to you usually within 24 to 48 hours with a telephone or written interpretation.

What is the difference between a private doctor and a GP?

The difference is not in training (both are licensed physicians) but in billing. Private doctors bill GOÄ directly with the patient; contracted GPs bill EBM with the statutory health fund. This drives different fees, availability and wait times.

Which doctor actually comes to my home?

A private house call in Berlin is performed by a licensed general practitioner or internist with acute-medicine experience. We tell you the doctor's name and speciality at booking. All doctors are members of the Berlin Medical Chamber and bound by the medical code of conduct.

What Does a Doctor House Call Cost? GOÄ Fees, Travel Fee & Reimbursement

What a doctor house call costs: GOÄ fee no. 50, travel fee under section 8 GOÄ, factor 2.3/3.5, and who reimburses, plus process, wait time, and Berlin prices.

Sick Note & Prescriptions on the Weekend in Berlin: The Complete Guide

Can you get a sick note in Berlin on the weekend? Who issues an AU on Saturdays & Sundays, what applies to backdated certificates, how the electronic sick note reaches your insurer, and whether a prescription is possible after hours.

Private Doctor Berlin – Benefits of Private Medical Care

Berlin offers diverse medical services: from regular general practices to public emergency medical services and private physicians. Especially on weekends or evenings when you feel unwell and need quick help, many search for "private doctor near me" or "private practice Berlin".

Can a private doctor backdate a sickness note?

A backdated Arbeitsunfähigkeitsbescheinigung is legally only possible in justified exceptions and can be backdated by at most three calendar days. We assess case-by-case, with plausible history and current findings it is possible within limits. A 'wish' backdating without a medical basis is not possible.

Can the private doctor issue a referral to a specialist?

Yes. We issue referrals to specialists, unrestricted to private practices. A referral to a statutory specialist is recognised as a medical recommendation but does not allow statutory billing; for that, GKV patients still need a referral from their statutory contract GP.

English-Speaking Doctor in Berlin: Guide for Expats & Visitors

How expats, tourists and business travellers find an English-speaking doctor in Berlin: urgent home visits in 60-90 min, when to call 112 vs 116 117, GOÄ costs (€150–300) and insurance reimbursement.

Doctor for a sick child at home in Berlin, when does it make sense?

A house call for a sick child makes sense when mobility, fever or infection-control argue against the practice trip. We come, examine, give clear instructions and define together the thresholds for hospital review, very young infants with fever always belong in a paediatric clinic.

House call for seniors in Berlin, what matters?

Senior house calls are a strength of our work: no waiting-room stress, full polypharmacy review, attention to senior-typical pictures (dehydration, delirium, silent pneumonia, fall sequelae) and an honest conversation with family or guardians about treatment goals, hospital escalation only when medically essential.

Doctor at home during pregnancy in Berlin, when does it make sense?

For classic GP problems during pregnancy (cold, gastroenteritis, urinary infection) a house call is sensible and gentle. Anything obstetric (bleeding, contraction-like pain, water breaking, marked change in fetal movement) belongs without delay in a maternity hospital, not with us.

Where do I find an English-speaking doctor in Berlin?

English-speaking doctors in Berlin are accessible via private on-call services (often multilingual teams), the International Offices of the university hospitals (Charité), and expat-focused practices. RAB provides an English-speaking doctor for English-language bookings.

Does a doctor come to my Berlin hotel?

Yes, a private doctor's house call to a Berlin hotel is standard, the doctor comes directly to your room, examines, treats, issues prescription and a travel-insurance certificate. Typical arrival 60 to 90 minutes, multilingual on request.

Sick at your Berlin hotel

Sick at a Berlin hotel? Our physician comes to your room. Discreet, English-speaking, GOÄ invoice accepted by travel insurers. 60–90 minutes.

Doctor Berlin at night (until midnight)

Acutely ill at night in Berlin? We come until midnight. After that: 116117 for advice, 112 for life-threatening emergencies. We name the limits honestly.

Business traveller ill in Berlin

Business trip interrupted by illness in Berlin? Our physician comes to your hotel, examines, treats and issues prescription and bilingual sick note. GOÄ.

Family ill in a Berlin apartment

Family on a Berlin trip falling ill? Our physician comes to your Airbnb or apartment, parents and children examined together, English sick notes.

Diplomatic & VIP house call Berlin

Discreet private-physician house calls for diplomats, embassy staff and VIPs in Berlin. Protocol-aware, multilingual, GOÄ invoicing.

Tourist ill in Berlin

Tourists falling ill in Berlin. We come to the hotel or Airbnb. English-speaking, GOÄ-compliant, accepted by travel insurers. Arrival in 60–90 minutes.

Concert or event visitor ill in Berlin

Concert or event visitor in Berlin acutely ill? We come to your hotel or apartment, treat, and document fitness for the event. 60–90 minutes.

Sick before your flight in Berlin

Sick before your flight from BER? We come to your hotel or home, assess fitness to fly and issue Fit-to-Fly certificates. 60–90 minutes.

Sick before an important appointment Berlin

Sick before a key business, court or official appointment in Berlin? We examine, treat and issue certificates that courts and employers accept.

Senior emergency house call Berlin

Acute emergency with an elderly relative in Berlin? We come to the home or care facility, patient, thorough, full diagnostics. GOÄ, 60–90 minutes.

Acutely ill while pregnant in Berlin

Acute complaints during pregnancy? We come for a house call, pregnancy-safe therapy, fast coordination with the obstetrician. 60-90 minutes.

Pharmacy closed, prescription needed in Berlin

Pharmacies closed and you need a prescription in Berlin? We come for a house call, examine, prescribe and name the next on-duty pharmacy. 60–90 minutes.

International patient in Berlin

International patient acutely ill in Berlin? House call by licensed physician, multilingual team, GOÄ invoice accepted by international travel insurers.

Russian-speaking doctor Berlin

Looking for a Russian-speaking doctor in Berlin? House call by a Russian-speaking physician, history and counselling in Russian. 60-90 minutes.

English-speaking on-call doctor Berlin

English-speaking on-call doctor in Berlin? House call in English, GOÄ invoice for international insurance. 60–90 minutes, 6 AM to midnight.

Travel Vaccinations and Preventive Care in Berlin – RAB Berlin Comes to You

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Flu Season Berlin Winter

Real influenza during Berlin flu season. Doctor house call daily 6 am – midnight, rapid test, antiviral therapy when indicated. Private GOÄ billing.

Hay Fever Berlin Spring

Acute hay fever in Berlin, doctor's house call daily 6 am – midnight. Diagnosis, antihistamines, corticosteroids, pollen forecast advice. GOÄ billing.

Heatstroke Summer Berlin

Heatstroke and heat exhaustion in Berlin, when to call 112, when a house call helps. Medical response during heatwaves, daily 6 am – midnight. GOÄ.

Sunstroke Berlin

Sunstroke after a day at the park or Wannsee, house call in Berlin daily 6 am – midnight. Diagnosis, treatment, differentiation from heatstroke. GOÄ.

Travel Vaccination Before Summer Holiday Berlin

Travel vaccinations for the summer holiday as a house call in Berlin, hepatitis A, TBE, tetanus, boosters. Advice per STIKO/CRM. GOÄ.

Travel Vaccination Before Tropical Holiday Berlin

Tropical travel vaccines as a house call in Berlin, yellow fever, typhoid, rabies, hepatitis A/B. Malaria prophylaxis. Advice per DTG. GOÄ.

Summer Gastroenteritis Berlin

Summer gastroenteritis in Berlin, salmonella, campylobacter, traveller's diarrhoea. House call daily 6 am – midnight. Diagnosis, therapy, rehydration.

Autumn Cold Wave Berlin

Berlin autumn cold wave: RSV, parainfluenza, rhinoviruses. House call daily 6 am – midnight. Diagnosis, therapy, sick leave. GOÄ.

Norovirus Winter Berlin

Norovirus wave Berlin winter, explosive vomiting and diarrhoea, daycare and family clusters. House call daily 6 am – midnight. Rehydration, therapy. GOÄ.

Sick at Christmas Berlin

Illness at Christmas in Berlin, doctor house call across all holidays 6 am – midnight. Children, seniors, family visits, travellers. GOÄ.

Flu Shot Berlin House Call

Flu shot at home in Berlin, daily 6 am – midnight, at office, home or hotel. Preferred high-dose vaccine for 60+. GOÄ billing.

When to Go to the ER in Summer

When is the ER right in Berlin summer, and when is a house call enough? Berlin private doctor explains clearly. Daily 6 am – midnight. GOÄ.

Grunewald

Discreet doctor's house call in Grunewald: Koenigsallee, Hagenplatz, Hubertusbader Strasse. Daily 6 am to midnight. 60–90 min arrival from Charlottenburg.

Dahlem

For professors, diplomats and international families in Dahlem: a private doctor's house call to Thielallee, Dahlemer Weg, Im Dol. 60–90 min.

Wannsee

In Wannsee a private doctor makes house calls: Am Grossen Wannsee, Conradstrasse, Koenigstrasse. Lakeside villa district, 60–90 min.

Nikolassee

Acutely ill in Nikolassee? A private doctor's house call to Lueckhoffstrasse, Rehwiese, Prinz-Friedrich-Leopold-Strasse. Premium area, 60–90 min.

Zehlendorf-Sued

House call from a private doctor in southern Zehlendorf: Mexikoplatz, Beerenstrasse, Sundgauer Strasse. Affluent residential, 60–90 min.

Schlachtensee

A private doctor for house calls in Schlachtensee: Am Schlachtensee, Matterhornstrasse, Hohenzollernstrasse. Premium lakeside living, 60–90 min.

Lichterfelde-West

Drakestrasse, Curtiusstrasse, Limonenstrasse in Lichterfelde-West: a private doctor's house call, garden-city villas, 60–90 min.

Friedenau

Writers, editors and academics in Friedenau: a private doctor's house call to Bundesplatz, Rheinstrasse, Stierstrasse. 60–90 min.

Schmargendorf

In Schmargendorf a private doctor makes house calls: Breite Strasse, Kufsteiner Strasse, Ruedesheimer Platz. Villas at the forest, 60–90 min.

Halensee

Acutely ill in Halensee? A private doctor's house call to western Kurfuerstendamm, Joachim-Friedrich-Strasse, Westfaelische Strasse. 60–90 min.

Westend

House call from a private doctor in Westend: Reichsstrasse, Eichenallee, Lindenallee. Diplomats, trade-fair guests, families. 60–90 min.

Charlottenburg-Schloss

A private doctor for house calls around Schloss Charlottenburg: Schlossstrasse, Spandauer Damm, Schustehrusstrasse. 60–90 min from our base.

Wilmersdorf-Volkspark

Helmstedter Strasse, Mansfelder Strasse, Ruedesheimer Platz in the Wilmersdorf Volkspark quarter: a private doctor's house call, 60–90 min.

Tiergarten-Hansaviertel

House call from a private doctor in the Hansaviertel and Tiergarten: Klopstockstrasse, Altonaer Strasse, Bartningallee. Interbau housing, 60–90 min.

Mitte-Pariser Platz

Discreet house call at Pariser Platz: Hotel Adlon, embassies, Behrenstrasse. Medical service for hotel guests, diplomats, executives. 60–90 min.

Mitte-Gendarmenmarkt

A private doctor for house calls at Gendarmenmarkt: Markgrafenstrasse, Jaegerstrasse, Franzoesische Strasse. Penthouses, executives. 60–90 min.

Kollwitzplatz

Woerther Strasse, Knaackstrasse, Rykestrasse at Kollwitzplatz: a private doctor's house call, family Prenzlauer Berg, 60–90 min.

Helmholtzplatz

Family Prenzlauer Berg at Helmholtzplatz: a private doctor's house call to Dunckerstrasse, Lychener Strasse, Schliemannstrasse. 60–90 min.

Boetzowviertel

In the Boetzowviertel a private doctor makes house calls: Boetzowstrasse, Pasteurstrasse, Hufelandstrasse. Restored period buildings, 60–90 min.

Kreuzberg-Bergmannkiez

Acutely ill in the Bergmannkiez? A private doctor's house call to Bergmannstrasse, Marheinekeplatz, Chamissoplatz. Gruenderzeit Kreuzberg, 60–90 min.

Friedrichshain-Boxhagener

House call from a private doctor at Boxhagener Platz: Simon-Dach-Strasse, Gabriel-Max-Strasse, Wuehlischstrasse. Young Friedrichshain, 60–90 min.

Friedrichshagen at Mueggelsee

A private doctor for house calls in Friedrichshagen: Boelschestrasse, Mueggelseedamm. Villas at the lake, 60–90 min from Charlottenburg.

Kladow Waterside

Kladower Damm, Imchenallee, Sakrower Kirchweg in Kladow: a private doctor's house call, villas on the Havel, 60–90 min.

Frohnau

Garden-city villa quarter in the north: a private doctor's house call in Frohnau to Zeltinger Platz, Hainbuchenstrasse, Edelhofdamm. 60–90 min.

Hermsdorf

In Hermsdorf a private doctor makes house calls: Hermsdorfer Damm, Heinsestrasse, Veltheimstrasse. Houses by the lake, 60–90 min.

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