Emergency services in Altenburger Land: So you are well looked after in an emergency!

Emergency services in Altenburger Land: So you are well looked after in an emergency!

A look at health care in Altenburger Land shows that people are well looked after today, August 14, 2025. In acute medical emergencies, there are numerous emergency rooms, on-call doctors and pharmacies available to provide quick help. Emergency rooms are crucial when it comes to serious health problems, such as heart attacks, strokes or severe pain.

There are a variety of contact points in Altenburger Land for urgent cases. First and foremost, that Altenburger Land Hospital, which is available around the clock. The address is Am Waldessaum 10, 04600 Altenburg, and you can reach it by phone at +49 3447 520.

Doctors on call

Regardless of the severity of the health problems, there is a medical on-call service available at the telephone number116 117is easy to reach. This number should especially be dialed outside of regular office hours. If you have any special concerns, you can also contact the emergency doctors on the number112or to the Gera rescue control center on the telephone number0365 488-20turn around.

Various on-call doctors have opened their doors today. Including:

• Allgemeinmedizinische Bereitschaftspraxis am Klinikum Chemnitz: Flemmingstr. 4, 09116 Chemnitz, Sprechzeiten 19:00-21:00 Uhr.
• Bereitschaftspraxis Gera: Ernst-Toller-Str. 14, 07545 Gera, geöffnet von 18:00 bis 21:00 Uhr.
• Allgemeinmedizinische Bereitschaftspraxis am Universitätsklinikum Leipzig: Liebigstraße 22, 04103 Leipzig, Sprechzeiten von 19:00 bis 22:00 Uhr.
• Kinderärztliche Bereitschaftspraxis am Klinikum Chemnitz: Gleiche Adresse und Uhrzeiten.
• Kinderärztliche Bereitschaftspraxis Gera-Hermsdorf-Eisenberg: Ernst-Toller-Str. 14, Gera, von 19:00 bis 21:00 Uhr geöffnet.
• Allgemein-chirurgische Bereitschaftspraxis am Thonbergklinik MVZ: Riebeckstr. 65, 04317 Leipzig, Sprechzeiten 19:00 bis 22:00 Uhr.
• HNO-ärztliche Bereitschaftspraxis am Universitätsklinikum Leipzig: Liebigstraße 12, 04103 Leipzig, 19:00 bis 22:00 Uhr.
• Augenärztliche Bereitschaftspraxis ebenfalls am Universitätsklinikum Leipzig: Liebigstraße 12, 04103 Leipzig, auch hier von 19:00 bis 22:00 Uhr.

Pharmacy emergency service

The pharmacies are also part of the emergency system. If you don't know what to do at night or on the weekend, there are various pharmacies that offer emergency service. This includes:

• Glück-Auf-Apotheke: Karl-Marx-Str. 17, 04617 Rositz, Notdienst von 08:00 Uhr am 14. August bis 08:00 Uhr am 15. August, Tel. +49 34498 44580.
• Wiera-Apotheke: Mühlenweg 3, 04618 Langenleuba-Niederhain, gleiches Notdienstangebot, Tel. +49 34497 78392.
• Apotheke am Markt: Markt 16, 04654 Frohburg, Notdienst unter Tel. +49 34348 51362.
• Ferber-Apotheke: Lessingstraße 2, 07545 Gera, Notdienst Tel. +49 365 20519330.
• Schloss-Apotheke zum Bären: Markt 6, 06722 Droyßig, Tel. +49 34425 99699.
• Mühlen-Apotheke Fraureuth: Werdauer Str. 73, 08427 Fraureuth, Tel. +49 3761 8899240.
• Stadt-Apotheke: Schloßstraße 6, 07980 Berga-Wünschendorf (OT Berga), Tel. +49 36623 20215.

Health care in Altenburger Land works around the clock and shows that local authorities and service providers have a good hand when it comes to quickly dealing with emergencies and health problems. If you have any questions or urgent cases, the information platform can be found on the district's website at Altenburgerland.de available at any time.