What should you know about healthcare and emergencies in Munich?
Emergency number
112
Police: 110.
Updated July 2026 · Sources cited: muenchen.de, citiesinsider.com
Good to know
Good to Know
- Dial 112 for fire or medical emergencies and 110 for police anywhere in Germany, including Munich — both are free from any phone.
- Operators may not always speak fluent English, so stating your location clearly and slowly (street name, district) helps responders.
- Downloading the NINA app before you need it is worthwhile since it delivers official government hazard alerts (severe weather, flooding, etc.) in English and several other languages.
- If you're in Munich during Oktoberfest, KATWARN has historically pushed festival-specific safety alerts around the grounds, including in English.
- In a genuine life-threatening emergency in Munich (and all of Germany), call 112 free from any phone — ambulance dispatch (Rettungsleitstelle) decides which hospital/trauma center you're taken to based on real-time capacity, so you generally don't need to pick a hospital yourself.
- München Klinik Schwabing is the officially DGU-certified regional trauma center for this part of Munich, making it a strong reference point for serious trauma, head injury, or major accident cases.
- LMU Klinikum Großhadern is a major academic hospital but sits well outside the city center in the Hadern district — for anyone staying centrally, Klinikum rechts der Isar or the LMU Campus Innenstadt ED are geographically closer options for walk-in emergency care.
Universal EU Emergency Number
- Number
- 112
- Notes
- 112 is the EU-wide emergency number and works free of charge from any phone, including mobiles without a SIM or credit, throughout Germany including Munich.
Covers
- Fire brigade (Feuerwehr)
- Ambulance / medical emergency (Rettungsdienst)
Recommended Official Safety Apps
NINA (Notfall-Informations- Und Nachrichten-App)
- Provider
- Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief (BBK)
- Languages
- Core content available in German plus Arabic, English, French, Polish, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish.
- Platforms
- iOS and Android, free
- Description
- NINA warns users of emergencies and hazards all over Germany, such as severe weather, floods and other relevant events, and is fully integrated into the federal Modular Warning System (MoWaS).
KATWARN
- Provider
- Fraunhofer FOKUS / CombiRisk Risk-Management GmbH, on behalf of official authorities
- Platforms
- iOS and Android, free
- Description
- KATWARN transmits hazard warnings, recommendations for action, and information to affected citizens in Germany on behalf of authorities and security organizations, and is coupled with the federal NINA/MoWaS system so both apps display the same official hazard messages.
- Munich Specific Note
- The Munich Fire Department has specifically used KATWARN to send official safety warnings to Oktoberfest guests, including a foreign-language (English/Italian) pilot for festival-goers.
Hospitals
LMU Klinikum – Campus Innenstadt (Zentrale Notaufnahme Innenstadt)
- Hours
- 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Address
- Ziemssenstraße 1, 80336 München (widely documented address for the LMU Klinikum Innenstadt campus; not independently re-confirmed at the time of research)
- Citation Support
- Zentrale Notaufnahme provides 24h coverage for surgical and internal-medicine emergencies with a dedicated Chest Pain Unit.
- Trauma Designation
- Central emergency department covering surgical and internal medicine emergencies; includes a Chest Pain Unit. No specific DGU trauma-network tier found in available sources.
- Notes
- This is the LMU Klinikum's inner-city campus emergency department, part of one of Munich's two university hospital systems.
LMU Klinikum – Campus Großhadern (Zentrale Notaufnahme, ZNA)
- Phone
- +49 89 4400-44800 (emergency department)
- Hours
- 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Address
- Marchioninistraße 15, 81377 München (Hadern district)
- Trauma Designation
- Large interdisciplinary university-hospital emergency department with an on-site 16-bed monitored admission/observation unit; has its own helicopter landing capability and stationed emergency-response vehicles for critical transports. No specific published DGU trauma-network tier (e.g., 'überregional') was found in available sources — treat as unconfirmed rather than assumed.
- Notes
- One of Germany's largest university hospitals (LMU), strong in neurology/stroke, transplant, and cardiovascular emergencies. Located in the Hadern district, further from the city center — reachable via U6 (Klinikum Großhadern station) but not a short trip from central Munich.
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Phone
- +49 89 4140-2222
- Name
- Klinikum rechts der Isar (TUM Universitätsklinikum) – Zentrale interdisziplinäre Notaufnahme
- Address
- Ismaninger Straße 22, 81675 München (Haidhausen/Bogenhausen border, near the English Garden)
- Trauma Designation
- Described by the hospital itself as Munich's largest emergency department; also runs a specialized poisoning/toxicology unit. No specific DGU trauma-center tier confirmed in available sources.
- Notes
- Technical University of Munich (TUM) teaching hospital; interdisciplinary ED handles all types of adult medical and surgical emergencies.
München Klinik Schwabing – Notfallzentrum (Notfall-Klinik Für Erwachsene)
- Phone
- 089 3068-2210 (internal medicine emergencies) / 089 3068-2600 or 3068-5500 (accidents/surgical emergencies)
- Hours
- 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
- Address
- Kölner Platz 1, 80804 München (Schwabing district — address is the well-documented public address for this site but was not independently re-confirmed at the time of research)
- Trauma Designation
- Certified 'Regionales Traumazentrum' (Regional Trauma Center) under Deutsche Gesellschaft für Unfallchirurgie (DGU) guidelines, part of the Traumanetzwerk München Oberbayern Nord.
- Notes
- Has its own helicopter landing pad and dedicated shock-room ('Schockraum') protocol; the hospital states it handles over 350 helicopter landings and roughly 800 shock-room cases per year. Also has a certified Chest Pain Unit for cardiac emergencies.
Police
- Number
- 110
- Notes
- Separate national police emergency number used across Germany, including Munich; free of charge.
Non Emergency Police
- Notes
- For non-urgent police matters, contact the local Polizei station directly rather than 110, which is reserved for emergencies.
Healthcare
- Access
- Germany requires statutory health insurance for all residents; visitors and short-term nomads typically obtain private travel/expat insurance. Accessing public system requires legal residency status. Munich has well-established public hospitals and private clinics.
- Language Barrier
- Many doctors in central Munich speak English; availability decreases outside main districts
- Public System Requirement
- Mandatory for legal residents; nomads need alternative coverage
Pharmacies
- Regulations
- Prescription required for antibiotics and strong painkillers; OTC items available without prescription. Medications only sold in pharmacies, not supermarkets.
- Availability
- Abundant throughout Munich with easy identification by red 'A' logo. English-speaking staff common in tourist/central areas.
- Emergency Coverage
- Rotating emergency pharmacies (Notdienst-Apotheken) operate 24/7 on rotation covering nights, Sundays, and public holidays. Directory at aponet.de or phone 22833.
- Emergency Surcharge
- €2.50
Standard Hours
- Saturday
- 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
- Monday To Friday
- 8:00 AM - 6:30 PM
AI-generated estimateData refreshed July 2026
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