Private Doctor Home Visit Altona
The private medical home-visit service in Altona is an acute-care service by RAB Arztbesuche that brings licensed physicians into the Hamburg district of Altona within 60 to 90 minutes, daily from 6 am to midnight.
Altona is Hamburg's western Elbe district, from Ottensen and Altona old town by Altona station across Bahrenfeld to the Elbe suburbs of Othmarschen, Nienstedten and Blankenese. RAB Arztbesuche sends a licensed physician to your home, daily from 6 am to midnight, with a typical arrival time of 60 to 90 minutes.
Medically reviewed by Susanne Reiche
Consultant in internal medicine, geriatrics and palliative care, private physician
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Altona, Hamburg's western Elbe district
With around 275,000 residents, Altona is the westernmost of Hamburg's seven districts and stretches from lively Ottensen and Altona old town by Altona station across Bahrenfeld and Groß Flottbek to the elegant Elbe suburbs of Othmarschen, Nienstedten, Blankenese, Rissen and Sülldorf. RAB Arztbesuche visits every one of these quarters, with a typical arrival time of 60 to 90 minutes from the moment we accept the call.
The clientele is as varied as the district: young families and creatives in the old-build flats of Ottensen, long-established private patients in the Elbchaussee villas of Othmarschen and the Treppenviertel of Blankenese, plus working professionals around the Palmaille and the Fischmarkt. The principle is the same for all of them: a licensed physician comes to your home, with no waiting room and no trip to the practice.
Typical conditions in the district
On house calls we routinely see influenza-like illness, febrile respiratory infections, bronchitis and sinusitis, gastrointestinal infections, urinary tract infections, migraine attacks, back pain and blood-pressure crises. In the Elbe suburbs of Othmarschen and Nienstedten we also manage older patients with heart failure, COPD and diabetes for whom the trip to Asklepios Klinik Altona is too much. Among children in Ottensen and Bahrenfeld, febrile infections are the most common reason for a call.
Discretion in the Elbe suburbs
Patients in Blankenese, Nienstedten or Othmarschen want a doctor who arrives without fuss, and that is exactly how we work. Billing follows the German medical fee schedule (GOÄ), typically 150 to 300 euros depending on the effort involved, and on request directly with the private insurer or civil-servant benefit office. In the Treppenviertel of Blankenese, with its narrow, car-free stairways, we agree access by phone in advance so the doctor reaches you without detours from the Elbchaussee or the Strandweg.
Emergency? Dial the emergency number
If unconscious, with severe chest pain, breathlessness or heavy bleeding, dial 112 immediately. Our service complements the emergency services. It does not replace them.
On site
Arrival and logistics in Altona
RAB Arztbesuche is based in Bramfeld in the Wandsbek district, from where we reach Altona via the Ring 2, Stresemannstrasse and the Elbchaussee. For the central quarters of Ottensen, Altona-Altstadt and Altona-Nord the arrival time is usually around 60 minutes, for the western Elbe suburbs of Rissen and Sülldorf closer to 90 minutes.
Parking varies a great deal: it is tight in Ottensen and around the Ottenser Hauptstrasse, but relaxed in Othmarschen, Groß Flottbek and Blankenese, and we factor that in. For flats on the Palmaille or in the station quarter we ask for the bell number or a door code; in the Treppenviertel of Blankenese we agree in advance which access route is shortest.
Availability
Hours and arrival time
RAB Arztbesuche is available daily from 6 am to midnight, 365 days a year. In Altona the typical arrival time is 60 to 90 minutes from the moment we accept the call, often at the lower end in the central quarters of Ottensen and Altona-Altstadt, and at the upper end in Rissen and Sülldorf.
Ottensen and Altona old town are international in character, so several doctors in our team consult fluently in English and issue English-language sick notes and prescriptions on site.
Phone: 040 524 729 688
Daily 6 am – midnight
Case profiles
Typical reasons for a house call in Altona
Family in Ottensen
Two children develop simultaneous febrile respiratory infections in an old-build flat near the Ottenser Hauptstrasse, and the mother is also under the weather. Instead of arranging three appointments at three practices, a doctor comes to the living room, examines all three in turn, and provides consolidated treatment including prescriptions and sick notes.
Senior patient in the Treppenviertel, Blankenese
An 82-year-old patient with heart failure and limited mobility lives in a house in the Treppenviertel reachable only by steps. A trip to the practice is barely feasible for her. We agree the access route in advance, visit regularly, check blood pressure, oxygen saturation and leg oedema, and adjust her medication.
Private patient on the Elbchaussee
A long-standing private patient in a villa in Othmarschen calls in with a severe migraine attack and nausea ahead of an important business trip. We arrive within about 75 minutes, treat intravenously, restore working capacity and, on request, bill directly with the private health insurer.
International researcher in Bahrenfeld
A scientist working at DESY in Bahrenfeld falls acutely ill with fever and a severe sore throat. We are on site quickly, examine, rule out a bacterial focus, prescribe the appropriate therapy and issue both a prescription and an English-language sick note straight away.
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