Medical Home Visits
Home visits in Hamm-Heessen
Home Visits
We understand how important safety and reliability are when you or your loved ones are unable to visit the clinic. Our home visits are medically indicated and tailored to your individual needs—provided with compassion, expertise, and the goal of ensuring the best possible care in the comfort of your home.
When We Visit You
- Acute Needs: Medically necessary home visits for acute illnesses or following surgery when an examination at the clinic is not possible.
- Scheduled Care for Homebound Patients: For patients in care facilities or those with limited mobility, we plan regular home visits, typically every 6 weeks.
Structured responsibilities during home visits
Quality of care through clear division of tasks
Our home visits follow clearly defined responsibilities and medical procedures. This ensures that every patient receives appropriate, safe, and transparent care in their home environment. Task allocation within the team is transparent, regulated, and based on medical necessity.
Who Performs the Home Visits
- Primary Care Provider: Our VERAH (Healthcare Assistant in Primary Care). Our VERAH is specially trained for home-based care, performing examinations, wound checks, blood draws, and nursing measures. They serve as your primary point of contact on-site.
- Physician Visits: Doctor-led home visits occur when medically necessary or when a medical decision, diagnosis, or therapy is required on-site.
Professional mobility and security
Our Home Visit Vehicle
To ensure we can provide you with excellent care even outside of our practice, we have a specially equipped mobile clinic at our disposal. This allows us to conduct medically necessary visits safely, reliably, and promptly – directly in your home.
What You Can Expect
- Compassionate care by familiar professionals.
- Clear communication regarding findings, therapy, and next steps.
- Coordination with relatives and nursing services upon request.
- Diligence and hygiene according to current medical standards.
Your path to home care
How to Arrange a Home Visit
If you require a home visit or have questions regarding home-based care, please contact our practice. Together, we will review the medical indication and coordinate the fastest possible appointment. Home visits from your primary care team — personal and reliable.
- Please contact us at any time if you need support in your home environment or have any questions about the process.
- During the consultation, we will clarify the medical necessity and coordinate the best possible time for the visit.
Häufig gestellte Fragen
Yes. Our general practice in Hamm provides medically necessary home visits when a visit to the practice is not possible or not reasonable. Our goal is to ensure safe and reliable care in your familiar environment.
A home visit is medically indicated in cases of acute illness, after surgery, or when mobility is limited and an examination or treatment at the practice is not possible. The decision is made individually based on medical criteria.
Yes. For patients in care facilities or with long-term limited mobility, we arrange regular home visits, usually at intervals of around 6 weeks.
Home visits are mainly carried out by our VERAH (care assistant in a general practice). She is specially trained for home care and is your primary contact person on site.
Our VERAH performs tasks such as examinations, wound checks, blood sampling, nursing measures, and follow-up monitoring. She works closely with the medical team and informs the doctor directly when needed.
Yes. Doctors carry out home visits whenever medical decisions, diagnostics, or treatments are required on site. Medical responsibility always remains with the medical team.
Medically necessary home visits are covered by statutory health insurance. Eligibility is assessed individually based on your situation.
After your request, we assess the medical necessity and arrange the most suitable appointment. If needed, we also coordinate care with relatives or nursing services.
Yes. Our practice has a specially equipped vehicle used exclusively for medically necessary home visits. This ensures fast, safe, and discreet visits in Hamm and the surrounding area.
Please contact our practice by phone or in person. We will discuss your situation, assess the medical need, and organize the home visit promptly according to your needs.
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Phone number: 02381 / 32614
fax number: 02381 / 306029
