Emergency medical service: How to find helping hands in Lusatia!

Emergency medical service: How to find helping hands in Lusatia!

In healthcare, it is important to keep track of things, especially when it comes to where to go in an emergency. From August 13th to 20th there will be important information about the emergency medical service in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz region, which must not be forgotten under any circumstances. The emergency number for general practitioners and specialists is 116117. This hotline helps you get the right medical help without overloading an emergency room, which is particularly important to Peter M., a doctor in an emergency room. He has seen often enough that patients with non-life-threatening complaints make the wrong choice and call 112 instead of using 116117 in order to avoid overloading the emergency room.

Dental on-call service is also provided. On Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, consultation hours are available from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Particular attention is paid to the period from August 8th to 14th, when the DSt dental practice. Kaiser in Großräschen can be reached for urgent cases.

Emergency dental service and pharmacies

But it's not just when it comes to dental problems that it's important to find the right contact person quickly. The pharmacies are also well organized while the emergency service schedule for the pharmacies is from 8am to 8am. On August 13, the following pharmacies will be on duty in the region:

• Ilse-Apotheke, Großräschen, K.-Liebknecht-Str. 01, Tel. 035753/5159
• Sonnen-Apotheke, Lauchhammer, W.-Pieck-Str. 24, Tel. 03574/2294
• Anwandter-Apotheke, Calau, Cottbuser Str. 8, Tel. 03541/2734

The next few days will bring additional options, including the Rathaus-Apotheke in Senftenberg and the Apotheke am Burjauer in Lübbenau, which also offer an emergency service. Anyone interested can find out more details on the website www.kzvlb.de.

Veterinary on-call service

There is also a veterinary on-call service for all animal emergencies. Contact for small animals is on 01805 843736, while for larger animals the TAP Kreher/Stamnitz in Bad Liebenwerda is available on 035341/2730.

A common message reinforced by many quarters is the importance of being aware of the right paths to medical care. 116117 is not just a telephone number, but can help to avoid unnecessary waiting times and relieve the burden on emergency services. “Kristina S. is a family doctor with her own practice and sees it as her job to inform patients where they can find help for urgent, non-life-threatening complaints,” she says, defending the necessity of these services. The website willigspraxen.116117.de offers further information and is an important step in raising awareness among the population and using the offers of help efficiently.

It is crucial to be well informed, especially during the holiday season, when you are often confronted with sudden complaints or even a minor accident. Regardless of whether it is a person or an animal – the right contacts are available to provide quick help.