Situation · Business trip in Berlin
Business traveller ill in Berlin
Business traveller ill in Berlin is an occasion for a private medical home visit, for which RAB Arztbesuche dispatches a licensed physician to your home, office or hotel in Berlin daily from 6 am to midnight.
Falling ill on a business trip in Berlin leaves little patience for an ER queue or an unfamiliar walk-in clinic. Our board-certified team comes to your hotel, apartment or office — discreet, English-speaking (and other languages on request), with full diagnostics and a GOÄ invoice accepted by German private insurers and international travel insurance alike.
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Ill on a business trip — speed and discretion decide
Berlin is one of Europe's leading business and conference cities. From the Bundestag and ministries through the Adlon and Mandarin Oriental in Mitte to the hubs in Friedrichshain and at Potsdamer Platz, thousands of business travellers are in town every day. Falling ill in the middle of a negotiation week, a hearing, an investor meeting or a contract signing creates a very specific medical requirement: fast, discreet, board-certified care, with a documented diagnosis for the return trip and an invoice that is reimbursed back home. Private house calls meet these requirements far better than any statutory on-call service.
Our team understands the corporate environment. We arrive in civilian clothing, typically with an English-speaking board-certified physician, and coordinate on request directly with secretariat, executive assistant or concierge. Invoices are issued in German or English, the diagnosis bilingually documented if needed. Sick notes are prepared in the form the home-country employer needs — including an English supplement if required. We communicate with assistance providers (International SOS, AXA Assistance, Falck Global, Europ Assistance, AIG Travel Guard) and pre-agree the treatment scope on request.
Typical business-trip reasons
Common: acute respiratory infections with fever striking mid-contract-week, sore throat with streptococcal angina (especially after conferences with many contacts), gastroenteritis after business dinners or hotel breakfasts, back pain after long-haul flights, stress-related sleep disturbance, hypertensive crises in pressure weeks, migraine attacks before key meetings, urinary-tract infections from poor hydration in transit, minor injuries.
Bilingual sick note, international travel insurance, assistance coordination
We issue a medical certificate for the home-country employer bilingually (DE/EN) on one document or as separate certificates. The GOÄ invoice is provided with an English diagnosis translation. We accept payment by bank transfer, credit card or — with pre-authorisation — direct billing with your travel insurer. For longer stays we organise follow-up visits or referrals to a Berlin specialist practice.
How a business-trip visit works
You call — or your secretariat does. We take down symptoms, hotel name / apartment address, phone, preferred language and insurance / assistance. Within minutes you have a realistic time window. The physician calls before arrival, comes to the hotel, examines, adds diagnostics as indicated, treats on site.
You receive a bilingual certificate, a prescription delivered to a Berlin pharmacy on request, and a GOÄ invoice with an English diagnosis translation. We can speak directly with your assistance provider or insurer. Follow-up visits or specialist referrals are arranged as needed.
Billing via GOÄ and international travel insurance
GOÄ-compliant billing through our Privatärztliche Verrechnungsstelle. The invoice is itemised by GOÄ code, with English diagnosis translation on request. Typical cost for a hotel visit with examination, rapid test and first-line treatment: EUR 220 to 380 depending on time of day, weekday and diagnostic scope.
International travel insurers (Allianz Travel, AXA, Europ Assistance, Generali Global, AIG, ERV and others) generally reimburse in full. If your employer holds a corporate travel policy (International SOS, Falck Global Assistance), we pre-clear coverage. For life-threatening emergencies, call 112.
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.
Case profiles
Typical scenarios
Contract signing at noon, fever in the morning
Lawyer at a hotel near Gendarmenmarkt, 39 °C since 6 AM, negotiation at 11. We arrive at 8, positive streptococcus rapid test, first dose of antibiotic, sick note through Friday, meeting postponed with a clinical justification.
International lawyer with gastroenteritis before arbitration
Apartment in Mitte, vomiting and diarrhoea since midnight. Short infusion, antiemetic, bland-diet plan, English sick note, hearing rescheduled by two days. English diagnosis for the firm.
Executive with migraine before board meeting
Hotel in Tiergarten, migraine attack for hours, cannot take anything orally. Triptan and antiemetic intramuscularly, room darkened, fit to attend after 90 minutes. Chair informed.
Investment banker with lumbago before roadshow day
Charlottenburg apartment, cannot stand up before roadshow. No neurological deficit, intramuscular analgesia, muscle relaxant, sick note for 48 hours, meetings rescheduled, roadshow resumed from day two.
Frequently asked questions
Can you bill my assistance insurance directly?
With pre-authorisation, yes. Please have your policy number and the assistance phone ready; we pre-clear coverage before the visit.
Will the sick note be recognised at home?
A German medical certificate is accepted in most countries. We issue it bilingually (DE/EN), stamped, with reference to the physician's licence so HR departments abroad can verify it.
How discreetly does the physician arrive at the hotel?
In civilian clothing, with a neutral case. At the front desk we give only our service name, no medical details. For VIP floors or suites with personal protection we coordinate in advance.
What if I need to fly out before midnight?
We will treat you to be fit to travel — if that is medically responsible. If travel fitness is impaired (post-vomiting, severe weakness, oxygen saturation under 92 %) we advise postponing and document the medical rationale.
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