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October 13, 2023

A Guide to Hospitals and Doctors in Luxembourg

The EMERGENCY number in Luxembourg is 112, to be used:

  • In any case of emergency or accident requiring immediate medical treatment, to call an ambulance, the fire brigade (the number for the police is 113).
  • To get information in case of emergency about hospitals, pharmacies, doctors, dentists and veterinary surgeons on-call.
  • On duty hospitals (hôpitaux de garde) provide emergency services on a rotation system. To know which one is on duty, it is advisable to call 112 first, to check the local newspapers or online.
    The list of hospitals on duty for the current period is also available here: Hôpitaux de garde 2023

Adult Emergency Care

Luxembourg city:

  • Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg (CHL) 4 rue Barblé, L-1210 Luxembourg
    Phone: 4411-11   ER: 4411-2132
  • Hôpitaux Robert Schuman – Hôpital Kirchberg, 9 rue Edward Steichen, L-2540 Luxembourg
    Phone: 2468-1   ER: 2468-5600 
  • Hôpitaux Robert Schuman – Zithaklinik, 36 rue Zithe, L-2763 Luxembourg
    Phone: 49776-1   ER: 49776-5519 (this hospital cannot provide emergency obstetric or pediatric care)

North of Luxembourg:

  • Centre Hospitalier du Nord (CHDN), 120 av. Salentiny, L-9080 Ettelbruck
    Phone: 8166-1    ER: 8166 65351

South of Luxembourg:

  • Centre Hospitalier Emile Mayrisch (CHEM), rue Emile Mayrisch, L-4240 Esch-sur-Alzette
    Phone: 5711-1

Obstetric Emergency Care

  • Clinique Bohler, 5 rue Edward Steichen, L-2540 Luxembourg
    Hopitaux Robert Schuman
    Phone: 26333-1
    Gynecological ER: 26333-9022
    Obstetric ER: 26333-9110
    24/24 and 7/7
  • Maternité Grand Duchesse Charlotte, 2 rue Federspiel, L-1512 Luxembourg
    Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg
    Gynecological ER: 4411-11
    Obstetric ER: 4411-3204
    24/24 and 7/7

Pediatric Emergency Care  (children 0-14 years)

  • Clinique Pediatrique (Kannerklinik)
    Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg
    4, rue Ernest Barblé, L-1210 Luxembourg
    Phone: 44 11 31 33
    24/24 and 7/7
  • Policlinique Pédiatrique – Urgences Pédiatriques
    9, rue Edward Steichen, L-2540 Luxembourg
    Phone: 24 68 55 40
    08.00-20.00  7/7

Air Ambulance

Luxembourg Air Rescue (LAR)

Air rescue and medical repatriation company operating internal and international flights. Offers a worldwide repatriation service and 24 hours/365 days call out. In the event of an accident or illness abroad, LAR members can call LAR Alert Center: +352 27 365 365  – More details available at https://www.lar.lu/en

European Air Ambulance (EAA)

One of the largest specialized air ambulance service providers in Europe offering worldwide air ambulance. The aircrafts are dedicated to ambulance missions and equipped with a customized stretcher system, ICU medical equipment as well as all necessary drugs. All missions are staffed with a medical team consisting of a specialized physician and a flight nurse. Requests for air ambulance missions can be sent directly to the multilingual Control Centre open 24/7: +352 262 600 – Email: alert@air-ambulance.com – More details available at https://www.air-ambulance.com

Air Ambulance 1

International MedEvac, repatriation through emergency and non-emergency air ambulance, commercial stretcher and medical escort transportation.

Phone: 1 832 900 9000; U.S. Toll Free: 1 800 424 9000 Email: Dispatch@AirAmbulance1.com – More details available at https://airambulance1.com/

Burn & Poison Centers

In an emergency, call 112.

Check www.poison.org  for general advice.
Poison Help: 1-800-222-1222 (U.S.A.) or 202-625-3333

Center Anti-Poison (in Belgium)
Centre ‘Anti-Poison’
Bruynstraat 1, B-1120 Brussels
0032 70 245 245

Victims with serious burns are evacuated by local authorities to appropriate medical centers, e.g. Brussels, Nancy or Strasbourg.

Pharmacies in Luxembourg City

All prescription drugs are provided by the pharmacy, not immediately available medication can usually be ordered within 24 hours. A doctor’s prescription is sometimes necessary for drugs that are sold over the counter in the United States. Pharmacists are very helpful and can suggest many over the counter medications for minor problems.

www.pharmacie.lu  indicates addresses of pharmacies throughout the country and the on call pharmacy for nights and weekends, which is also listed daily in the local newspaper or can be determined by calling 112.

Doctors in Luxembourg

A list of doctors in Luxembourg is available here: MedicalList2023Final. (PDF 137 KB)

Educational Assessment & Support

Centre Tomatis:

The center specializes in helping children with learning difficulties, behavioural problems, motoric and psychological troubles.

Tomatis Institute Luxembourg S.A.
4 Duerfstrooss
L-6858 Munschecker
Phone: 26 27 07 30
info@tomatis.lu
http://tomatis.lu/ 

Laboratories

There are many private laboratories located in and around Luxembourg City for all types of specimen analysis (blood, urine, stool).  An alternative is to visit any of the general hospitals.

Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg – Online appointments at: https://centre.chl.lu/fr/service/prise-de-sang-chl-centre

Hôpital Robert Schuman Kirchberg
Cabinet 11, Aile ouest
Monday to Friday from 07h00 to 18h00 and Saturday from 07h00 to 10h00

Zitha Klinik
Monday to Friday from 07h00 to 17h00 and Saturday from 07h00 to 10h00

Laboratoires ketterthill
http://www.ketterthill.lu/ 

Laboratoires réunis
http://www.labo.lu/ 

BioneXt Lab – Picken Doheem
http://www.bionext.lu/ 

Only on presentation of a prescription (ordonnance), which is completed by your doctor.

Medical equipment

Orthopedie Technique SARL, Marco Felten, 11, rue Dicks, Luxembourg   Phone: 49 49 27

Orthopedie Kohnen, Résidence Marguerite, 134, route d’Arlon, Strassen Phone: 26 31 33 15.

S.M.A., 63 rue de Strasbourg, L-2561 Luxembourg  Phone: 40 57 33-1.

Rental and sale of medical equipment e.g. wheelchair, walking frame.

Vaccinations

For travel and immunization advice please contact the Travel Clinic based in the Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg.

Phone: +352 4411-3091