Health Care Facilities in Berlin

With 79 clinics, 18,000 physicians and 892 pharmacies, Berlin boasts of an excellent health care infrastructure.

A dense network of hospitals, clinics, physicians’ practices, emergency medical services and institutions as well as specialized institutions provides a broad spectrum of health care services for all residents.

Berlin is home to world-class research in medical technology, clinical practice and medical technology manufacturing. It is not least the patients of Berlin’s health care facilities who benefit. They enjoy access to state of the art treatment, which saves lives and relieves suffering every day.

Promoting public health care is a top priority in Berlin. The Healthy City Initiative (Gesundheitsstadt Berlin e.V.), launched by the Berlin Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Industrie- und Handelskammer Berlin - IHK) and the Berlin Senate supports preventive medicine and health promotion in order to meet growing public health needs.

Hospitals and clinics

Berlin is a hub for medical technology within Germany.
Because this cutting-edge field is so highly developed in Berlin, treatment in hospitals, specialized clinics and university clinics is always state-of-the-art.

Health care providers

The Berlin Healthcare Guide published by the Health Information Service (Gesundheits-Informations-Service GmbH) will assist you in locating a suitable health care provider, such as a medical specialist.

It offers a comprehensive database of addresses related to health care, among them

  • Pharmacies,
  • Physicians,
  • Dentists,
  • Hospitals and ambulances,
  • Therapeutic aids and appliances, such as opticians, hearing professionals, fitters of orthopedic devices,
  • Obstetric clinics, birthing centers, midwives,
  • Nursing and services for the handicapped.

Public health care institutions

Preventive medicine and health promotion are the responsibility of agencies at the federal and local level.

The agencies based in Berlin view their roles to be that of service providers assisting with general orientation and addressing special questions.

Federal Ministry of Health
(Bundesministerium für Gesundheit)
Berlin Office
Friedrichstrasse 108
D - 10117 Berlin
Phone: +49 30 18 441-0
Fax: +49 30 18 441-1921
E-mail: poststelle@bmg.bund.de
Internet: www.bmg.bund.de


State Office of Health and Social Affairs Berlin
(Berliner Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales)
Postfach (P.O. Box) 31 09 29
D - 10639 Berlin
Phone: +49 030 9012-0
E-mail: Poststelle@lageso.verwalt-berlin.de
Internet: www.berlin.de/sengessozv/lageso


Department III Health Care and Social Welfare Institutions
(Abteilung III – Einrichtungen des Gesundheits- u. Sozialwesens)
Oranienstrasse 106
D - 10969 Berlin (Kreuzberg)
Director: Mr. Kitzerow
Phone: +49 30 9028-1710
Fax: +49 30 9028-2077

Department V, Responsibilities of the Health Care System
(Abt. V - Aufgaben des Gesundheitswesens)
Storkower Strasse 97
D - 10407 Berlin (Prenzlauer Berg)
Director: Mr. Lockwood
Phone: +49 30 9022-0
Fax: +49 30 9022-3000

Office hours
Monday, Tuesday, Friday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Thursday 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
and by appointment