Health
Here you can find information on where to obtain assistance if you are ill and what health insurance plan is appropriate for you.
You will also find details of advice centres on matters relating to pregnancy and birth.
If, for example, you have problems with alcohol, drugs or gambling, you will find addresses where you can obtain help.
Current multilingual information
about CORONA PROTECTION can be found here.
Refugees:
You can apply for a medical treatment certificate at the Social Welfare Office.
With the medical treatment certificate you can go to a doctor of your own choice who will then examine and treat you free of charge. However, only treatment that is absolutely necessary is covered.
In the event of a medical emergency you can also go to a hospital.
City of Bielefeld
Office for Social Services – Social Welfare Office
Niederwall 23
33602 Bielefeld
Phone 0521 5-10
Medical treatment certificate under the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act
European Union nationals:
Health insurance cover depends on your residence status in Germany.
If you have recently arrived in Germany from an EU member state, you can usually temporarily continue the health insurance that you had in the country in which you were last insured.
Medical treatment in Germany is possible with the European Health Insurance Card EHIC. However, it is limited to emergency treatment.
You will receive the full range of benefits when you become a member of a German health insurance company. Membership of a health insurance fund is often required by law, for example for salaried employees. In this case, foreigners who do not come from EU member states can also be admitted to a statutory health insurance scheme.
Please contact the advice centres for information on the possibilities for health insurance cover for self-employed people or job-seekers.
Further information on access to the health care system can be found here and here.
You have no identification papers and no insurance coverage?
These offers are for people who have no health insurance or treatment form (Behandlungsschein) but need urgent medical treatment.
AK Asyl e.V.
Friedenstraße 4-8
33602 Bielefeld
Phone 0521 5465150
E-Mail: info@ak-asyl.info
www.ak-asyl.info
or
Clearingstelle Migration und Gesundheit
Viktoriastraße 10 · 33602 Bielefeld
Mobil: 0151 17535915
E-Mail: uta.braune-krah@bethel.de
Flyer Clearingstelle
Finding doctors:
Here you can search for doctors and psychotherapists who speak your language:
You can find a selection of pediatricians in Bielefeld here: Pediatricians in Bielefeld.
Clinics and hospitals in Bielefeld
Here you will find a list of all clinics and hospitals in Bielefeld:
Medical assistance for refugees
This offer applies to people who do not have health insurance or a medical treatment certificate, but who need urgent medical treatment.
AK Asyl e.V.
Friedenstr. 4-8
33602 Bielefeld
Phone 0521 545150
E-mail: info@ak-asyl.info
Psychosocial counselling for refugees (PSZ)
The PSZ (Psycho-Social Centre) is a counselling centre for traumatised refugees. Appointments and information are available at the offices of AK Asyl.
AK Asyl e.V.
Friedenstr. 4-8
33602 Bielefeld
Phone 0521 5465150
Psychiatric Institute Outpatient Clinic (PIA)
This institution is open to people suffering from acute mental illness.
Psychiatric Institute Outpatient Clinic
Gadderbaumer Str. 33
Phone 0521 77278526
Children and young people
The Kinder-MVZ (Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum) [Medical Care Centre for Children] at Bethel is responsible for children and young people.
Clinic for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
Remterweg 13a
33617 Bielefeld
Phone 0521 72-76930 / -76931
kjp-anmeldung@evkb.de
Bielefeld Public Health Department
Health, Veterinary and Food Inspection Agency
Nikolaus-Dürkopp-Str. 5-9
33602 Bielefeld
Phone 0521 51-6008
Gesundheitsladen Bielefeld e.V.
Here you will find information on health matters as well as advice and counselling on healthcare and related legal matters.
Gesundheitsladen Bielefeld e.V. offers independent patient advice.
The consultations are free of charge.
Health information in different languages
This link will help you find your way around the German health care system:
MiMi project “With migrants for migrants – intercultural health” in Bielefeld
The MiMi project provides information on healthcare in courses, associations and meeting places (no individual counselling) in many languages.
Please direct queries to:
Herr Fabian Srowig
August-Bebel-Straße 8
33602 Bielefeld
Tel. 0521 5299816
mimi@drk-bielefeld.de
www.drk-bielefeld.de
Gynaecologists
Please consult your gynaecologist to determine if you are pregnant and for further medical care. Here is a list of the gynaecologists in Bielefeld: Gynaecologists in Bielefeld
Information on medical examinations and care during pregnancy can be found here:
Checklist
Financial assistance for pregnant women
The Federal Foundation “Mutter und Kind – Schutz des ungeborenen Lebens” [Mother and Child – Protection of Unborn Life] provides assistance to pregnant women in emergency situations upon request. For example, expectant mothers can receive an initial set of materials for caring for the new-born child.
Advice can be obtained from the following institutions in Bielefeld:
Diakonie für Bielefeld
Schildescher Str. 101
33611 Bielefeld
Phone 0521 9889-2500 (central number)
Catholic Women’s Social Assistance
Turnerstraße 4
33602 Bielefeld
Tel. 0521 9619-140
E-Mail: schwangerschaftsberatung@skf-bielefeld.de
Catholic Women’s Social Assistance
Further information:
Federal Foundation Mother and Child
Midwives
Every pregnant woman in Germany is entitled to receive assistance from a midwife. This includes all midwifery services including prenatal care as well as postnatal care at the hospital and at home. A midwife helps pregnant women by answering their questions about pregnancy and birth, accompanies the birth process and helps with questions and problems after the birth. The cost of the midwife is covered by your health insurance fund. You can find a list of midwives in Bielefeld here among other places:
Midwifery Centre
33602 Bielefeld
Phone: 0521 2704202
Midwifery Centre
Birth
Here is a list of the hospitals in Bielefeld where you can have your child:
Klinikum Bielefeld Mitte
Teutoburger Straße 50
33604 Bielefeld
Phone 0521 581-0
Babytown
Gynaecology and Obstetrics Clinic
Haus Gilead I
Burgsteig 13
33617 Bielefeld
Phone 0521 772-75399
ev. Klinikum Bethel
Franziskus Hospital
Kiskerstraße 26
33615 Bielefeld
Phone 0521 589-0
Franziskus Hospital
If you would like to have your child at home, please discuss this with your gynaecologist or midwife.
Bielefeld Birth Centre
In Bielefeld you also have the possibility of delivering your child at a birth centre:
Wertherstraße 8
33615 Bielefeld
Phone 0521 5281550
www.geburtshaus-bielefeld.de
After the child’s birth
You must register your child’s birth with the registry office: Registry Office for Births
Pediatric examinations
The purpose of the pediatric examinations is to have a medical expert regularly check your child’s general state of health and to ensure that it is developing in accordance with its age.
You can find further information here: Pediatric examinations
Finding a paediatrician
It is important for you to find a pediatrician as early as possible. You can find a selection of pediatricians in Bielefeld here: Pediatricians in Bielefeld.
If you are pregnant and unsure whether you want to have the child, you can obtain assistance in a pregnancy conflict counselling session. Here, the various options you have are explained and, regardless of your decision, the next steps to be taken explained.
pro familia
Stapenhorststr. 5
33615 Bielefeld
Phone 0521 124073
www.profamilia.de
Opening hours (no appointment necessary):
Monday and Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Diakonie für Bielefeld gGmbH
Schildescher Str. 101
33611 Bielefeld
Phone 0521 98892-500
Diakonie für Bielefeld
Catholic Women’s Social Assistance Bielefeld
Turnerstraße 4
33602 Bielefeld
Phone 0521 9619-140
Catholic Women’s Social Assistance
Drogenberatung e.V.
August-Schröder-Str. 3a
33602 Bielefeld
Phone 0521 96780-0
Caritas Outpatient Addiction Care
Turnerstr. 4
33602 Bielefeld
Phone 0521 96190
Bethel Outpatient Addiction Care
Gadderbaumer Str. 33
33617 Bielefeld
Phone 0521 772-78526
Bethel Outpatient Addiction Care
Game Over: Support group for gamblers and their families
Kreuzstr. 19a
33602 Bielefeld
Phone 0178 7712449
