Medical transport & insurance billing
Patient Transport & Medical Rides in Herbrechtingen
Herbrechtingen sits in the district of Heidenheim. The shortest link to a hospital runs via the B 19 and the L 1164 and takes 11 minutes – it ends at Heidenheim Hospital. What sets this apart from an ordinary taxi ride is not the distance but the procedure: we collect you at your front door, walk in with you and wait until you are finished.
Distances from Herbrechtingen to the hospitals in the region
All figures are route values without traffic, measured from the centre of the village to the clinic address. From your own front door it may be a few minutes more – we allow for that.
| Destination | Distance | Driving time | Pick-up before appointment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klinikum Heidenheim | 7.7 km | 11 min | 20 min |
| St. Elisabeth clinics, Dillingen | 28.9 km | 26 min | 35 min |
| Strahlentherapie Neu-Ulm | 39.4 km | 28 min | 40 min |
| Kreisklinik Günzburg | 32.2 km | 29 min | 40 min |
| Uniklinik Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg | 40.7 km | 29 min | 40 min |
| Campus Nord Ulm | 41.1 km | 30 min | 40 min |
| MVZ Oncology Ulm | 40.3 km | 31 min | 40 min |
| Ostalb-Klinikum Aalen | 41.3 km | 34 min | 45 min |
| KfH kidney centre Ulm | 42.7 km | 34 min | 45 min |
| St. Anna-Virngrund-Klinik Ellwangen | 50.9 km | 35 min | 45 min |
| Stauferklinikum Schwäbisch Gmünd | 65.7 km | 53 min | 1 h 05 min |
| KfH-Nierenzentrum Neusäß | 86.4 km | 54 min | 1 h 05 min |
The pick-up time on the right is not a guess but our rule: driving time plus ten minutes, rounded to whole five-minute steps.
Which hospital is nearest to Herbrechtingen?
Sorted by driving time, Heidenheim Hospital comes first at 11 minutes, followed by St. Elisabeth in Dillingen (26 minutes) and the radiotherapy centre in Neu-Ulm (28 minutes). Ulm University Hospital lies 40.7 kilometres away, a 29-minute drive.
Which hospital the insurer accepts is decided by distance and speciality, not by administrative borders. From Herbrechtingen, Heidenheim Hospital and St. Elisabeth in Dillingen are in front. We have the cost coverage approved by your insurer and write the justification with it.
You pay ten per cent of the fare, never less than five and never more than ten euros per trip. With a co-payment exemption, even that is waived.
General framework, not advice from your own insurer.
Pick-up in Herbrechtingen
We serve Herbrechtingen and the neighbouring villages of Giengen an der Brenz, Heidenheim an der Brenz and Hermaringen – for us that is one round.
- We ring your bell. The walk to the car is already part of the journey.
- Company into the building. In large hospitals, finding the right floor is half the battle.
- We wait, however long it takes. How long the treatment lasts is none of our business.
- Companion: Relatives travel free of charge if you register them in advance.
- Seated, with aids: we load a folding wheelchair, a rollator or a walking stick. Transport in a fixed wheelchair is arranged through a partner firm.
Recurring appointments from Herbrechtingen
If a series is coming up, we enter every appointment in one go. We do our best to send the same person each time.
The six nearest destinations from Herbrechtingen
- Klinikum Heidenheim7.7 km · 11 min drive
- St. Elisabeth clinics, Dillingen28.9 km · 26 min drive
- Strahlentherapie Neu-Ulm39.4 km · 28 min drive
- Kreisklinik Günzburg32.2 km · 29 min drive
- Uniklinik Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg40.7 km · 29 min drive
- Campus Nord Ulm41.1 km · 30 min drive
Frequently asked questions from Herbrechtingen
How much time should I allow from Herbrechtingen to Klinikum Heidenheim?
About 11 min for 7.7 kilometres. We pull up 20 min before your appointment – driving time plus ten minutes, rounded to the next five.
Is Ulm manageable from Herbrechtingen?
Yes. The university hospital on the Oberer Eselsberg is 40.7 kilometres and 29 min away, the oncology practice in Olgastraße 40.3 kilometres. We drive both regularly.
Does the health insurer pay for a journey from Herbrechtingen?
For dialysis, radiotherapy or chemotherapy, generally yes – these count as high-frequency treatments. What matters is the nearest suitable place of treatment, from Herbrechtingen that means Heidenheim Hospital or St. Elisabeth in Dillingen. 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 Herbrechtingen correspondingly earlier. The pick-up time is in the table above – for Klinikum Heidenheim that would be 20 min before the appointment.
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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Discuss a journey from Herbrechtingen
One call is enough – appointment, address, time; we handle the rest.
We also drive medical transport from the neighbouring towns: medical transport Giengen an der Brenz, medical transport Heidenheim an der Brenz, medical transport Hermaringen, medical transport Syrgenstein – all 26 towns in the Brenz valley. Looking for an ordinary taxi ride? Taxi Herbrechtingen.
