Emergency numbers:

Emergency call, police and fire brigade: 112
Poison Emergency call: 030 19240

In Germany you have to go to a general practitioner (GP) when you need medical help. In some cases your GP will refer you to specialists. Please not that one of the first things you will be asked for is your health insurance scheme. It is best to take your insurance documents with you on the first visit.

If you want to see a GP or a dentist and need information about physicians who can speak other languages then German, please contact the Welcome Centre.

If you need medical help you should make an appointment at the doctor’s practice by telephone or in person. In case of a serious illness please make clear that you want to see the doctor on the same day.
If you have a statutory health insurance you have to show your insurance card and to pay € 10,- quarterly as a practice charge.
If you have a private health insurance you will receive an invoice. You have to pay that invoice by yourself. Afterwards you will submit that invoice to your insurance company and they refund it.

During off-time and on weekends you can contact the

(Ärzte-Notdienst Greifswald): Tel. 01805 868 222 111.

For this consultation you have to pay €10,- per visit.

In Greifswald is always one dentist on duty, in case of a dental emergency, please have a look into the Ostsee-Zeitung “Nummern und Notfälle”.

If you have already paid the quarterly € 10,- for a dentist you won’t have to pay it again, but you have to show the receipt for the payment.

In Greifswald is always one pharmarcy on duty, you will find the pharmarcy on duty on a notice at every pharmacy’s door bell or in the “Ostsee-Zeitung”.

The University Hospital is one of the most modern hospitals in Europe. You will get more information on the website: