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0900 712 712
(3.23 CHF / min. from the Swiss landline, possibly additionally 8 Rp. / min. in the waiting loop by network operator)
0900 712 713
(3.12 CHF / min. for calls from prepaid cell phones, possibly additionally 8 Rp. / min. in the waiting loop by network operator)
The Medgate Kids Line provides fast and simple medical advice when your child is unwell. The medical team from our partner Medgate is available by phone around the clock.
0900 712 712
(3.23 CHF / min. from the Swiss landline, possibly additionally 8 Rp. / min. by network operator)
0900 712 713
(3.13 CHF / min. for calls from prepaid cell phones, possibly additionally 8 Rp. / min. by network operator)
Please note: the Medgate Kids Line is currently offered in German.
The UKBB emergency unit treats children and adolescents with slight to serious injuries and illnesses round the clock. Specialists from all important areas work in the Children's Hospital. This ensures optimal treatment and care.
When should you call an ambulance?
When your child is in a bad state: for example, suffering from shortage of
breath and/or loss of consciousness, or has been badly burned, alert the
ambulance service at telephone number: 144.
The children's emergency ward is often very busy. A child should be accompanied to the emergency ward by no more than two persons. Thank you for your cooperation.
The Universitäts-Kinderspital beider Basel can provide help, protection and safety in the event of acute risk to infants, children and adolescents.
The UKBB is one of the contact points for the protection of children and adolescents of the Basel-City and Basel-County Cantons, and as such is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
The emergency service of practicing doctors in child and adolescent medicine from Basel-City and Basel-County works in close cooperation with emergency staff on the UKBB emergency unit. Every Thursday from 4 pm to 10 pm, every Friday from 6 pm to 10 pm, and every weekend (and public holiday) from 8 am to 10 pm, children and adolescents are assigned at reception to either the Emergency Paediatric Service or the UKBB emergency unit, according to the severity of the illness.
Doctors in Pediatrics from the following networks are represented in this emergency unit:
Medizinische Gesellschaft Basel MedGes (Basel Medges Medical Association)
Ärztegesellschaft Baselland (Baselland Doctors' Association)
(3.23 CHF/min. CH-landline, possibly additionally 8 Rp. / min. by network operator)
(3.12 CHF/min. prepaid cell phones, possibly additionally 8 Rp. / min. by network operator)
University Children’s Hospital Basel
Spitalstrasse 33
4056 Basel / Switzerland
T +41 61 704 12 12
Contact
University Children’s Hospital Basel
Spitalstrasse 33
4056 Basel / Switzerland
T +41 61 704 12 12
Contact
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