Emergency Services
Here’s a quick guide to emergency services here in Stuttgart. After all, there’s no time to waste when you’re in an urgent situation!
Emergencies
Germany doesn’t use 911. The two most important numbers you should know are 112 and 110.
112
Call for emergency medical assistance, an ambulance, a rescue, and the fire brigade. This number works all over Europe.
110
Call to reach the police (e.g. traffic accidents without injuries, crime). If anyone is hurt, call 112.
Medical emergency services
If you need medical assistance outside of normal office hours but it’s not life threatening, you can call the following number:
116 117
This number is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays. It connects you to the on-call doctor service (ärztlicher Bereitschaftsdienst) and can tell you which emergency practice is open.
To book non-urgent patient transport (Krankentransport), call 0711 19222 (+49 711 19222 from a mobile or foreign phone). In any emergency, call 112.
You can also go to the general emergency practice (Allgemeine Notfallpraxis) at the Marienhospital, Böheimstraße 37, without an appointment: Monday–Thursday 19:00–24:00, Friday 16:00–24:00, and 7:00–24:00 on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. They have the largest emergency room in the Stuttgart area. You can also check this overview of local hospitals for other options.
For a complete list of medical emergency services, including ER, children’s doctors, and dentists, visit this site in German.
You can also read more about healthcare in Germany.
Emergency Pharmacies
If you need a pharmacy at a time when most pharmacies are closed you can search here for which pharmacies are operating as emergency pharmacies.
Technical Emergencies
If you experience a power outage, you can call Stuttgart Netze Betrieb GmbH 24 hours a day, including on holidays.
+49 800 4804 409
If you’re dealing with a burst water pipe, you can call this helpline 24 hours a day, including on holidays:
+49 800 3629 497
Other Emergency Services
Veterinary emergency for your own pet: call +49 711 76 57 477 to find the vet on call.
Injured or stray animals (municipal animal emergency service, daily 6:00–22:00): +49 711 216–919 00
A more exhaustive resource of emergency services (in German) can be found on Stuttgart’s website.