University Hospital Cologne – Emergency Department and Out-of-Hours Practice
Zentrale Notaufnahme und Notdienstpraxis, Uniklinik Köln
Hospital emergency department · Cologne, Germany
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From clinic website· 19 Sep 2026Say you need HIV PEP. The out-of-hours practice is in building 43 (orthopaedics), 2nd floor, Joseph-Stelzmann-Straße 24: Mon, Tue, Thu 19:00-24:00; Wed, Fri 13:00-24:00; Sat, Sun and public holidays 9:00-24:00. At other times go to the emergency department (main building, level 01A, via the main entrance).
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About
The university hospital campus that Aidshilfe Köln and Deutsche Aidshilfe both point to for PEP in Cologne, with a 24-hour emergency department and an evening and weekend doctors' practice.
This clinic doesn’t advertise itself as LGBTQ+ friendly. Most clinics don’t, so this isn’t a sign that it’s unwelcoming. If you’ve been, tell us how you were treated.
Services
Booking, access & languages
Say you need HIV PEP. The out-of-hours practice is in building 43 (orthopaedics), 2nd floor, Joseph-Stelzmann-Straße 24: Mon, Tue, Thu 19:00-24:00; Wed, Fri 13:00-24:00; Sat, Sun and public holidays 9:00-24:00. At other times go to the emergency department (main building, level 01A, via the main entrance).
Languages: German
Cost
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Prices are shown in the local currency as stated by the source on the date shown. “Consultation” is often charged separately from tests.
Germany: good to know
- What visitors pay. The City of Cologne's health office tests for HIV and other STIs free and anonymously, by appointment. Its booking page has a separate session for people with no health insurance valid in Germany and tells people who only have travel health insurance to book that one.Published by Stadt Köln· 19 Sep 2026
- PEP in this country. Aidshilfe Köln says PEP should start at once, ideally within 24 hours and no later than 48 hours, and names the out-of-hours practice (Notdienstpraxis) at Uniklinik Köln as the place to go. You get the first doses there and the rest of the four-week course through an HIV specialist practice. It adds that German health insurers pay only in justified emergencies; it does not say what people without German insurance pay.Community-endorsed Aidshilfe Köln· 19 Sep 2026
Emergency number: 112
Sources & last checked
Last checked 19 Sep 2026.
- e1 · Community-endorsed Aidshilfe Köln · 19 Sep 2026 · www.aidshilfe-koeln.de — Names the Notdienstpraxis an der Uniklinik Köln, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 24, for PEP; starter doses there, the rest via an HIV specialist practice; start within 24 hours if possible, 48 at the latest.
- e2 · Listed by Deutsche Aidshilfe (HIV-Kompass) · 19 Sep 2026 · www.kompass.hiv — Uniklinik Köln, Kerpener Str. 62, listed as a PEP site; department Centrum für Infektionsmedizin.
- e3 · From clinic website · 19 Sep 2026 · www.uk-koeln.de — Emergency department: Kerpener Str. 62, open 24 hours 365 days, main switchboard number, bring insurance card, non-emergencies may be sent to the practice in building 43.
- e4 · From clinic website · 19 Sep 2026 · www.uk-koeln.de — Out-of-hours practice of the doctors' association: building 43, 2nd floor, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 24, opening times.
- e5 · From clinic website · 19 Sep 2026 · innere1.uk-koeln.de — Infectious disease outpatient clinic (building 70): PEP and PrEP advice, STI care, by appointment with a referral slip, mornings on weekdays.
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