Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift
Volume 141, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 34-37

Medical care for asylum seekers and refugees at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf - A case series [Medizinische Versorgung von Flüchtlingen: Eine Fallserie des Universitätsklinikums Hamburg-Eppendorf] (Review)

Sothmann P.* , Auf Der Günne N.S. , Addo M. , Lohse A. , Schmiedel S.
  • a I. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrae 52, Hamburg, 20246, Germany
  • b Institut für Allgemeinmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany, AnDOCken - Ärztliche und Soziale Praxis für Menschen Ohne Papiere Diakonie Hamburg, Germany
  • c I. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrae 52, Hamburg, 20246, Germany
  • d I. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrae 52, Hamburg, 20246, Germany
  • e I. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrae 52, Hamburg, 20246, Germany, Ambulanzzentrum Infektiologie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany

Abstract

As the number of refugees rises, medical care for refugees, asylum seekers and people with unclear residence status becomes a priority task for our health system. While access to health care is restricted for these groups of people in many German states, Hamburg provides unrestricted access to healthcare for refugees by handing out health insurance cards on arrival. Daily practice shows, however, that adequate medical care is still not always easy to achieve. In this case series we demonstrate that barriers to health care still exist on many levels. We discuss these barriers and further propose strategies to improve and to secure access to adequate health care. © Georg Thieme Verlag KG, Stuttgart, New York.

Author Keywords

Asylum seekers Refugees Migrant health Case Series

Index Keywords

patient care Germany refugee university hospital human Refugees middle aged Patient Care Management asylum seeker Humans male case report female organization and management adult Academic Medical Centers case study medical care Health Services Accessibility health care delivery
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84952700919&doi=10.1055%2fs-0041-108775&partnerID=40&md5=254e0779ee0772be95eb7e6f09c3ebdd
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-108775
ISSN: 00120472
Cited by: 4
Original Language: German