Private Doctor Home Visit Eimsbüttel
The private medical home-visit service in Eimsbüttel is an acute-care service by RAB Arztbesuche that brings licensed physicians into the Hamburg district of Eimsbüttel within 60 to 90 minutes, daily from 6 am to midnight.
In Eimsbüttel our physicians come to your home, from the Grindel quarter in Rotherbaum and the Innocentiapark in Harvestehude out to Niendorf and Schnelsen. We look after students, young families and older private patients alike. Typical arrival time: 60 to 90 minutes.
Medically reviewed by Susanne Reiche
Consultant in internal medicine, geriatrics and palliative care, private physician
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Eimsbüttel, from Rotherbaum to Schnelsen
The district of Eimsbüttel runs from the densely built Grindel quarter in Rotherbaum and the Innocentiapark in Harvestehude, across the core around Osterstrasse, out to the greener neighbourhoods of Lokstedt, Niendorf, Schnelsen, Eidelstedt and Stellingen in the north. Our base is in Bramfeld, and from there we reach every Ortsteil of Eimsbüttel typically within 60 to 90 minutes.
The population is as mixed as any district in Hamburg: around 45,000 University of Hamburg students shape Rotherbaum and the Grindel quarter, affluent families and older private patients live in the old-build apartments of Harvestehude and Hoheluft-West, young families around Osterstrasse, while Niendorf, Schnelsen and Eidelstedt are dominated by quiet residential streets and terraced houses. We come to all of them at home, so that nobody has to travel to the crowded emergency department of the nearby UKE with a fever.
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. Among the students around Von-Melle-Park and in the Grindel quarter the picture is dominated by acute infections, tonsillitis and exhaustion during exam periods. Among older private patients in Harvestehude and Hoheluft-West we add heart failure, COPD and diabetes, often with a request for regular checks.
Short routes for families and students
Whether you live in one of the Grindel high-rises, an old-build flat on Isestrasse or a terraced house in Niendorf, a house call saves you the journey and the waiting time. Billing follows the German medical fee schedule (GOÄ); a house call usually costs 150 to 300 euros depending on the time of day and the effort involved. For families with several sick children we treat everyone in a single visit rather than arranging multiple practice appointments.
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 Eimsbüttel
From our base in Bramfeld we reach every Ortsteil of Eimsbüttel (Rotherbaum, Harvestehude, Hoheluft-West, central Eimsbüttel, Lokstedt, Stellingen, Niendorf, Schnelsen and Eidelstedt) typically within 60 to 90 minutes. We drive via Ring 2, Osterstrasse, Grindelberg and Kollaustrasse, in the evenings and at weekends usually substantially faster.
Parking is tight in the densely built Grindel quarter and around Osterstrasse, but relaxed in Niendorf, Schnelsen and Eidelstedt. We factor it in. In the old-build apartments in Harvestehude and on Isestrasse we ask for the bell number or an entrance code, and in the Grindel high-rises for the exact floor.
Availability
Hours and arrival time
RAB is available daily from 6 am to midnight, 365 days a year, on 040 524 729 688. In Eimsbüttel the typical arrival time is 60 to 90 minutes from the moment we accept the call, and we give you a concrete arrival window when you book.
Because the University of Hamburg and the international student halls sit within the district, our English-language service is requested here almost every day. Several doctors in the 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 Eimsbüttel
Student in the Grindel quarter
A University of Hamburg student calls in with a high fever, sore throat and severe fatigue in her shared flat on Grindelberg. We arrive within about 80 minutes, examine, rule out a bacterial tonsillar abscess, prescribe the appropriate therapy and issue the sick note for the examination office.
Family on Osterstrasse
Two children develop simultaneous febrile respiratory infections in an old-build flat near Osterstrasse, and the mother is under the weather too. 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 Harvestehude
An 82-year-old private patient with heart failure in an old-build apartment by the Innocentiapark, for whom the trip to a practice is too much. We visit regularly, check blood pressure, oxygen saturation and leg oedema, adjust medication and coordinate with the nursing service.
Working professional in Niendorf
A working professional in a terraced house near the Tibarg calls in the evening with a migraine attack and nausea. We come the same evening, treat the attack, prescribe the follow-on therapy and bill under GOÄ, on request directly with the private insurer.
Postal codes
Postcodes in Eimsbüttel
Frequently asked questions
How quickly does a doctor arrive in Eimsbüttel or Rotherbaum?
Do you also come to Niendorf, Schnelsen and Eidelstedt?
Do you also treat international students in English?
What does a house call cost and how do you bill?
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