ENA health check-up in Munich is done in the departments of university, municipal and private hospitals, and this page is for people coming to Munich anyway: for work, to see children studying here or for a holiday in Bavaria. It also suits those who want the examination in the city where AlenMed has its own office.
What a check-up includes and costs is covered on the page about the check-up in Germany. This page is about Munich itself: which hospitals carry out the tests, how to plan the journeys between them and how to fit the programme into two days.
Where in Munich You Can Have the Examination
In Munich the examination takes place in three types of hospital: university, municipal and private. University hospitals belong to a medical faculty: they treat patients, train students and do research, and doctors of almost every specialty work under one roof. These are Klinikum rechts der Isar of the Technical University of Munich and LMU University Hospital. The municipal München Klinik group runs several hospitals in different districts, among them Bogenhausen, Harlaching and Schwabing. Private hospitals such as ISAR Klinikum belong neither to a university nor to the city. An overview of the city’s hospitals is on the hospitals in Munich page.
München Klinik Schwabing has a department of endocrinology and diabetology. Cardiology departments that examine the heart not only by ultrasound but also with CT and MRI are led by Dr Sebastian Rogowski at München Klinik Bogenhausen, Prof. Harald Kühl at München Klinik Harlaching and Prof. Alexander Leber at ISAR Klinikum. Gastroenterology at Harlaching is headed by Dr Markus Dollhopf, who teaches on Munich endoscopy courses, including gastroscopy and colonoscopy.
Each of these departments examines its own organ system, so this is an examination in the department: the heart with the cardiologist, the digestive organs with the gastroenterologist. AlenMed puts the programme of several such examinations together with the doctor, based on your age, sex and health.
How the Programme Is Put Together
The programme is built from a few blocks: a basic internal medicine block, the heart and vessels, the digestive organs and a visit to a gynaecologist or urologist. The basic block covers lab tests, an ECG and ultrasound. The stomach and bowel are examined by gastroscopy and colonoscopy under sedation, meaning a light, medication-induced sleep. Women see a gynaecologist, men a urologist. The general check-up page describes each block in detail.
With several large hospitals close together, modules are sometimes done in different places: the heart in the cardiology department of one hospital, the endoscopy in the gastroenterology department of another. That is fine as long as all the results reach one doctor, who holds the closing talk and sees the whole picture.
Planning Two Days in Munich
Day one usually goes to blood tests, functional tests and ultrasound, and day two to endoscopy and the closing talk. On the morning of day one you give blood on an empty stomach, before breakfast, then have functional tests such as an exercise ECG, and ultrasound. If a colonoscopy is planned, the bowel is prepared the evening before according to the hospital’s instructions, so arrive a day early.
Day two begins with endoscopy under sedation. Afterwards you must not drive, as the German patient portal gesundheitsinformation.de also warns, and it is best not to plan meetings: drowsiness and poor concentration can last for several more hours. The day ends with the closing talk, where the doctor brings all the results together.
Histology, the laboratory examination of tissue taken during endoscopy, and some lab results take a few days. The report follows by post or is discussed in a video consultation. Do not book the flight home for the evening of day two: after sedation and a long day, it is better to rest.
Frequently asked questions
Can a health check-up in Munich be done in two days?
Yes, the main tests usually fit into two days if appointments are coordinated in advance. On day one you give blood and have functional tests and ultrasound; on day two, endoscopy under sedation and the closing talk. Arrive the day before and do not fly home on the evening of day two. Histology and some lab results come later and can be discussed by video.
Can I combine a health check-up in Munich with a business trip or a holiday?
Yes. Tell the AlenMed coordinator your travel dates in advance, and the tests will be booked around your plans. There are two limits. The evening before a colonoscopy goes on bowel preparation and is best spent at the hotel. The day of endoscopy under sedation should be kept free: you must not drive afterwards, and business meetings are better moved.
When are the results of a health check-up in Munich ready?
The doctor goes through the main results at the closing talk on day two: blood tests, ECG, ultrasound and what was seen during endoscopy. Histology and some lab results arrive a few days later. They are sent by post or discussed in a video consultation, and the written report is translated, so there is no need to come back for them.
Where should I stay during a health check-up in Munich?
The most convenient option is a hotel near the hospital where most of the tests take place. On the morning of day one you avoid a long ride across the city on an empty stomach, and the evening of colonoscopy preparation can be spent quietly in your room. AlenMed books the hotel, and if modules are in different hospitals, the coordinator schedules the tests to avoid needless travel.
How AlenMed Organises a Health Check-Up in Munich
AlenMed organises a health check-up in Munich from its own office in the city. The coordinator knows the city and its hospitals and books the tests so that there is no needless travel between them.
The company arranges the airport transfer and a hotel near the hospital and provides medical interpreters: an interpreter is with you for all tests and the closing talk, and you receive the written report in translation.
The hospital sends its estimate, a list of the planned tests and their cost, before you arrive, and you pay the hospital directly. What makes up the total is explained on the page about the cost of a medical examination in Germany.
This is reference material, not an offer: the scope of the examination is decided by the doctor at an in-person appointment.