Medical transport & insurance billing
Patient Transport & Medical Rides in Syrgenstein
Syrgenstein sits in the district of Dillingen an der Donau. The shortest link to a hospital runs via the L 1083, K 3032 and the K 3006 and takes 22 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 Syrgenstein to the hospitals in the region
Measured from the village centre to the clinic address, without congestion. Depending on where in Syrgenstein you live, add a few minutes; we build those in.
| Destination | Distance | Driving time | Pick-up before appointment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klinikum Heidenheim | 15.6 km | 22 min | 30 min |
| St. Elisabeth clinics, Dillingen | 23.8 km | 25 min | 35 min |
| Kreisklinik Günzburg | 30.5 km | 32 min | 40 min |
| Ostalb-Klinikum Aalen | 35.8 km | 34 min | 45 min |
| St. Anna-Virngrund-Klinik Ellwangen | 45.5 km | 36 min | 45 min |
| Uniklinik Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg | 50 km | 41 min | 50 min |
| Strahlentherapie Neu-Ulm | 48.6 km | 41 min | 50 min |
| Campus Nord Ulm | 50.4 km | 42 min | 50 min |
| MVZ Oncology Ulm | 49.6 km | 43 min | 55 min |
| KfH kidney centre Ulm | 52 km | 46 min | 55 min |
| Stauferklinikum Schwäbisch Gmünd | 60.3 km | 54 min | 1 h 05 min |
| KfH-Nierenzentrum Neusäß | 71.4 km | 1 h 00 min | 1 h 10 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 Syrgenstein?
Heidenheim Hospital leads with 22 minutes of driving time. St. Elisabeth in Dillingen (25 minutes) and Günzburg District Hospital (32 minutes) follow. Ulm University Hospital lies 50 kilometres away, a 41-minute drive.
The fact that Syrgenstein is Bavarian and some hospitals are in Baden-Württemberg changes nothing about cost coverage. What decides is the nearest suitable place of treatment – from Syrgenstein that is Heidenheim Hospital and St. Elisabeth in Dillingen. 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 Syrgenstein
We collect you anywhere in the municipality – in Syrgenstein just as in Landshausen, Staufen, Altenberg and Ballhausen.
- 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 Syrgenstein
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 Syrgenstein
- Klinikum Heidenheim15.6 km · 22 min drive
- St. Elisabeth clinics, Dillingen23.8 km · 25 min drive
- Kreisklinik Günzburg30.5 km · 32 min drive
- Ostalb-Klinikum Aalen35.8 km · 34 min drive
- St. Anna-Virngrund-Klinik Ellwangen45.5 km · 36 min drive
- Uniklinik Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg50 km · 41 min drive
Frequently asked questions from Syrgenstein
How much time should I allow from Syrgenstein to Klinikum Heidenheim?
About 22 min for 15.6 kilometres. We pull up 30 min before your appointment – driving time plus ten minutes, rounded to the next five.
Is Ulm manageable from Syrgenstein?
Yes. The university hospital on the Oberer Eselsberg is 50 kilometres and 41 min away, the oncology practice in Olgastraße 49.6 kilometres. We drive both regularly.
Does the health insurer pay for a journey from Syrgenstein?
For dialysis, radiotherapy or chemotherapy, generally yes – these count as high-frequency treatments. What matters is the nearest suitable place of treatment, from Syrgenstein that means Heidenheim Hospital or St. Elisabeth in Dillingen. We obtain the approval from your insurer.
We live in Bavaria – do you cross the state border as well?
Every day. From Syrgenstein, hospitals in both states are within reach: Heidenheim Hospital in 22 minutes, Heidenheim Hospital in 22 minutes. For cost coverage the distance counts, not the border.
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 Syrgenstein
Get in touch with the date and time, we plan the rest.
We also drive medical transport from the neighbouring towns: medical transport Zöschingen, medical transport Bachhagel, medical transport Giengen an der Brenz, medical transport Nattheim – all 26 towns in the Brenz valley.
