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Rehabilitation Transport in Bartholomä
For patients from Bartholomä (Ostalb district), Heidenheim Hospital is the closest hospital: 21 minutes via the L 1165, L 1163 and the B 466. The appointment is the only thing you need to think about. Pick-up at your door, company into the building, waiting time included, and back to your flat afterwards.
Distances from Bartholomä to the hospitals in the region
Calculated without congestion, from the village centre. The minutes from your front door are added when we plan the journey.
| Destination | Distance | Driving time | Pick-up before appointment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klinikum Heidenheim | 17.9 km | 21 min | 30 min |
| Ostalb-Klinikum Aalen | 18.4 km | 24 min | 35 min |
| Stauferklinikum Schwäbisch Gmünd | 25.6 km | 31 min | 40 min |
| St. Anna-Virngrund-Klinik Ellwangen | 35.7 km | 37 min | 45 min |
| Uniklinik Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg | 46.8 km | 49 min | 1 h 00 min |
| Campus Nord Ulm | 47.2 km | 50 min | 1 h 00 min |
| St. Elisabeth clinics, Dillingen | 53.2 km | 53 min | 1 h 05 min |
| MVZ Oncology Ulm | 49.2 km | 54 min | 1 h 05 min |
| Strahlentherapie Neu-Ulm | 67.5 km | 55 min | 1 h 05 min |
| KfH kidney centre Ulm | 50.3 km | 55 min | 1 h 05 min |
| Kreisklinik Günzburg | 56.1 km | 56 min | 1 h 05 min |
| KfH-Nierenzentrum Neusäß | 114.5 km | 1 h 20 min | 1 h 30 min |
When we ring your bell is in the final column: driving time plus a ten-minute buffer, rounded to five.
Which hospital is nearest to Bartholomä?
The quickest to reach is Heidenheim Hospital: 21 minutes. Then come Ostalb Hospital in Aalen at 24 and Staufer Hospital in Schwäbisch Gmünd at 31 minutes. The nearest university hospital is Ulm – 46.8 kilometres, 49 minutes.
What counts is not the district boundary but the nearest suitable place of treatment. For Bartholomä that is Heidenheim Hospital or Ostalb Hospital in Aalen, depending on the speciality. We obtain the approval from your insurer and attach the reasoning.
The statutory co-payment remains: ten per cent per journey, a floor of five euros and a ceiling of ten. With an exemption in place you pay nothing at all.
General framework, not advice from your own insurer.
Pick-up in Bartholomä
We collect you anywhere in the municipality – in Bartholomä just as in Möhnhof, Tannenhof and Rötenbach.
- Pick-up at the door of your flat. You do not have to make your way to the kerb.
- Into the building with you. We take you as far as reception if you wish, and wait in the waiting room.
- No time pressure. The length of the treatment is not our concern – we wait.
- Wheelchair and walking aids: we carry passengers seated. A folding wheelchair, a rollator or a walking frame come along. For transport in a fixed wheelchair we arrange a partner firm.
Recurring appointments from Bartholomä
For repeat treatments we set up a fixed plan. Wherever possible, the same driver takes you.
The six nearest destinations from Bartholomä
- Klinikum Heidenheim17.9 km · 21 min drive
- Ostalb-Klinikum Aalen18.4 km · 24 min drive
- Stauferklinikum Schwäbisch Gmünd25.6 km · 31 min drive
- St. Anna-Virngrund-Klinik Ellwangen35.7 km · 37 min drive
- Uniklinik Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg46.8 km · 49 min drive
- Campus Nord Ulm47.2 km · 50 min drive
Frequently asked questions from Bartholomä
How far is it from Bartholomä to Klinikum Heidenheim?
About 21 min for 17.9 kilometres. We pull up 30 min before your appointment – driving time plus ten minutes, rounded to the next five.
Do you also drive from Bartholomä to Ulm?
Yes. The university hospital on the Oberer Eselsberg is 46.8 kilometres and 49 min away, the oncology practice in Olgastraße 49.2 kilometres. We drive both regularly.
Is a journey from Bartholomä paid for by the health insurance fund?
For dialysis, radiotherapy or chemotherapy, generally yes – these count as high-frequency treatments. What matters is the nearest suitable place of treatment, from Bartholomä that means Heidenheim Hospital or Ostalb Hospital in Aalen. We obtain the approval from your insurer.
And if the appointment is early in the morning?
No problem. For an 8 a.m. appointment we collect you in Bartholomä correspondingly earlier. The pick-up time is in the table above – for Klinikum Heidenheim that would be 30 min before the appointment.
Does the pension insurer cover the rehab journey?
For rehabilitation granted by the German pension insurance we invoice the pension insurer, for rehabilitation granted by your health insurer we invoice the fund. Your approval letter states which body is responsible. We plan the outward journey and the collection together.
Where we drive
For every destination you will find the address, the driving time from your town and the rules on cost coverage. Your destination is not listed? We drive there all the same - just call us.
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We also drive medical transport from the neighbouring towns: medical transport Steinheim am Albuch, medical transport Königsbronn, medical transport Gerstetten, medical transport Heidenheim an der Brenz – all 26 towns in the Brenz valley.
