Information on the coronavirus
Current regulations
Visits by sick relatives and accompaniment to outpatient appointments are possible to a limited extent.
Stricter visiting regulations may apply in individual areas and thus possibly lead to rejection in the target area. Therefore, if possible, visitors should consult with their hospitalized relatives prior to a visit.
In order to ensure the greatest possible safety for patients and employees, visiting opportunities are clearly limited and strictly monitored by the staff of the University Hospital.
External persons are required to wear an FFP2 mask. Please bring your own mask and wear it throughout your stay at the hospital.
Please note that a negative rapid antigen test for admission to the hospital is valid for 24 hours, a negative PCR test for 48 hours.
Corona test sites
Health check and contact details registration
There are two official Corona citizen testing sites on the grounds of the University Hospital. A negative rapid antigen test has a validity of 24 hours, a negative PCR test 48 hours.
Crona Kliniken (Kliniken Berg - Hill Hospitals)
Main entrance Crona Kliniken, Hoppe-Seyler-Straße 3, 72076 Tübingen.
Opening hours are daily from 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Alte Universitäts-Apotheke (Kliniken Tal - Valley Hospitals)
Alte Universitäts-Apotheke, Räntgenweg 9, 72076 Tübingen
Opening hours are daily from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Admission checks will be discontinued as of May 1, 2022. Self-disclosure and a query about vaccination status will therefore no longer be required at admission.
A check of immunization evidence or current test evidence might be done at the destination (e.g. at the ward).
About the individual access regulations
Patients
All patients, inpatients as well as outpatients, are subject to the 3G rule; they must either have proof of complete immunization, recovery or negative testing - this also applies to children 6 years and older. The student ID card is valid as proof of testing for them. Please note that in the Children's Hospital other admission and visiting regulations apply.
Non-immunized, outpatients bring the certificate of a Corona test. A check of the test evidence or the immunization status might be done at the destination (e.g. ward).
Masks are mandatory in the entire hospital; patients wear either a mouth-nose protection or an FFP2 mask. Please bring your own mask if possible.
Appointments and stay at the clinic
- Inpatients (also in the pediatric clinic) are tested on admission to the ward.
- If therapies that are not medically urgent have to be postponed, affected patients are informed proactively and in good time by the clinic. Calls by patients are not necessary.
- The University Hospital contacts all patients by telephone the day before their appointment to inquire about their health status.
- Patients will be admitted to the hospital buildings no earlier than 45 minutes prior to their appointment. As few people as possible shall be in the waiting areas at all times. Patients should leave the clinic quickly after their treatment appointment.
- There are currently no open consultation hours at Tübingen University Hospital: Patients can only come to the clinic by appointment or as an emergency.
Medical certificates submitted for exemption from wearing a mouth-nose protection are again examined by a medical specialist
Tübingen University Hospital has established the following procedure to protect its patients and employees:
Certificates presented at the hospital entrances exempting patients from wearing mouth-nose protection (MNS) are again examined by a specialist.
Whether the wearing of an MNS can then actually be dispensed with for health reasons is decided within the framework of this medical case-by-case examination by the physicians responsible for COVID in the respective clinics and departments on site in the entrance area. They determine whether access to the hospital can be granted without a mask.
Accompanying persons
Patients may be accompanied by a person (in the pediatric clinic by a parent) during emergencies and outpatient appointments in medically necessary cases. Escorts that are not medically necessary are not permitted. Please note that in the Pediatric Clinicother regulations apply.
It is mandatory to wear an FFP2 mask: Please bring your own mask and wear it during your entire stay at the hospital.
Medical reasons for escort are
- physical or cognitive limitations
- language barriers
- complex diagnostic and therapeutic discussions.
Visitors
Visiting hours
Each patient may receive several visitors per day, but no more than two visitors at the same time. Children are not included in this number.
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- Visiting persons are only permitted access to the clinic with a current negative test certificate. This proof must be provided irrespective of the immunization status (i.e. despite booster vaccination or recent recovery or complete vaccination series). Negative test evidence is required for each visit and might be verified at the target area if necessary. Corona testing sites are located on the hospital campus.
- The distance rules and FFP2 obligation apply at all times: please bring your own mask and wear it throughout your stay at the clinic.
- Please note that in the Pediatric Clinicother admission and visiting regulations apply.
People are still banned from visiting,
- Who have symptoms of a respiratory infection or elevated temperature
- Who have had contact with someone with Covid-19 or an unrefuted suspected case in the past 14 days; or
- Who have themselves been sick with Covid-19 in the past four weeks or who have had a suspected case of the disease that has not been proven to be refuted.
Other extern persons
Any external person with patient contact must bring a current negative test certificate. This proof of testing is required for each visit regardless of immunization status (means despite booster vaccination or recent recovery or completed vaccination series) and can be checked in the target area if necessary. No negative test proof is required for external persons without patient contact.
Wearing an FFP2 mask is mandatory: please bring your own mask and wear it throughout your stay at the hospital.
Among other external persons include
- skilled craftsmen and technical personnel, field workers and fitters
- cab services, male and female drivers, male and female suppliers
- external guests such as job applicants, pharmaceutical representatives
- Representatives of public authorities
- members of self-help groups, support associations and volunteers
- external therapeutic personnel
- external meeting participants and lecturers
- etc.
Live Ticker on current coronavirus cases at the University Hospital of Tübingen
Covid-19 studies at the University Hospital of Tübingen:
The studies mentioned here are a selection of the Corona studies conducted at the hospital.
The University Medicine Network
About the network
In order to strengthen and bundle know-how and resources in researching and combating Covid-19, the BMBF is funding the establishment of the Network University Medicine (NUM), which is coordinated by the Charité and encompasses the entire German university medicine.
Within the framework of the NUM, the participating university hospitals are researching very different aspects of Covid-19 in twelve projects. Due to the cooperative, structure-building character of the projects and activities of the network, an important contribution is thus made to the optimized handling of future pandemics (keyword Pandemic Preparedness).
Project participation
Tübingen University Hospital is involved in the following projects:
Press releases and media contributions
22.06.2022
New insights into thrombosis after Corona vaccination and anticoagulation
Tübingen research team investigates role of anticoagulants in patients with thrombosis after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination
23.11.2021
Multi-peptide vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 shows strong T-cell immune response
Results of Phase I study published in Nature journal
16.07.2021
Corona test with cotton swab
New study examines alternative screening options
25.06.2021
Studies on thrombosis after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination
University Hospital Tübingen investigates new diagnosis and treatment methods
Offers at the clinic
Crisis telephone for Corona-Angst
The services offered by the Centre for Mental Health (ZPG) are aimed at all those affected in acute situations who are looking for advice. Crisis intervention is designed to counteract the worries, fears, depression, frustration during quarantine, feelings of isolation, or despondency caused by the corona virus.
The hotline of the crisis telephone is available at
Learn morePsycho-social support for COVID-19 patients at the hospital and their relatives
The Centre for Mental Health (ZPG) offers specific counselling and support for patients of the University Hospital with COVID-19 and their relatives, e.g. in case of mental stress during treatment at the University Hospital.
Please call us at the hotline number:
Learn moreAdditional links and contact details
Telephone hotline LK Tübingen
For questions about coronavirus, contact the Tübingen County hotline.
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Opening hours
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