Home visits
Doctors and nurses visit homes and hotel rooms, making urgent care easier when illness or mobility issues make a clinic trip difficult.
First Response Healthcare
Al Barsha
First Response Healthcare is a home health care service in Al Barsha, arranging doctor visits, nursing and physiotherapy at homes, hotels or offices. Reviews are especially useful for families needing a paediatric home visit, or for people who want blood tests and IV treatment without travelling to a clinic.
Reputation Score
4.8
★★★★★
3,440 ratings
Source: Google Maps
The Good Stuff
Child care
Reviews describe detailed paediatric examinations, calm explanations and child-friendly care, including a pretend-doctor game for a six-year-old.
Follow-up
Some doctors personally checked in over the following days and stayed available for questions after treatment or test results.
Gentle nursing
Customers mention careful injections and blood draws, including successful work with very small veins and little discomfort.
Physiotherapy
The service includes home physiotherapy; one review specifically praises pelvic-floor support as knowledgeable, professional and compassionate.
Hotel convenience
Travellers used hotel-room consultations, on-site treatment and pharmacy delivery, avoiding a clinic trip during holidays.
Clear explanations
Several reviews say doctors explained examinations, treatment plans and next steps carefully, which helped during stressful situations.
Tips for a Better Visit
Confirm totals. Before booking, ask for the full estimated bill, including tests, medicines, nursing and IV charges—not just the consultation fee.
Confirm timing. If you are acutely unwell, ask for a realistic arrival window and keep an alternative plan because some visits were repeatedly delayed.
Clarify teleconsults. Ask what a phone consultation can assess and whether an in-person visit may still be needed before paying.
Request reports. For insurance claims, request the exact test name and an updated invoice promptly, then follow up if results or refunds are delayed.
Use delivery. Hotel guests can ask about arranging medicine delivery after a consultation, which one traveller handled through WhatsApp.
Plan the visit
Practical details
454Q+Q85 - Office 604, Al Zarouni business centre - Sheikh Zayed Rd, Building - 891 Street - 1, Al Barsha 1, Dubai, 117341 - First Al Khail St
Al Barsha First - Al Barsha, Dubai
| Mon | 12:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Tue | 12:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Wed | 12:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Thu | 12:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Fri | 12:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Sat | 12:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Sun | 12:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
Popular Mentions
On call pediatric service
Families used the on-call paediatric service for thorough examinations and treatment of sick children in hotels or apartments.
Home blood test
Home blood testing is mentioned as a convenient option, with nurses handling difficult veins carefully.
IV treatment
Reviews describe IV treatment administered at home or in hotel rooms, sometimes alongside blood tests and swabs.
Full body check-up
A home full-body check-up was used as an alternative to a smaller group of tests at the same quoted price.
Common Concerns
Billing clarity
Some customers report large gaps between quoted consultation fees and final bills, including AED 350 becoming AED 3,500.
Long delays
Arrival times were unreliable in some cases, with one booking delayed from 30–40 minutes to 10:00–10:30 PM.
Extra charges
A review questioned a proposed AED 3,000 viral test and a separate AED 200 nursing fee for explaining medication.
Slow refunds
One customer said an agreed refund took months and an insurance-friendly corrected invoice was still unavailable after 2.5 months.
Test delays
Blood-test results were sometimes reported as taking longer than expected, requiring repeated follow-up.
Customer-reported prices
These are customer-reported mentions, not a current price list. Prices may have changed.
99AED
call with a doctor
“So I had the call with the doctor and he said he needed to see me, for sure, that was my concern before, so I paid 99AED for a call with a doctor to say to me he needed to check on me”Google review · May 2026
100aed
consultation
“100aed for consultation and then fees for medicines and courier on top”Google review · March 2026
6500 dirhams
ECG, 3 basic blood tests, and iv drip
“ECG, 3 basic blood tests, and iv drip for 6500 dirhams”Google review · April 2026
AED 3,000
viral test
“However, after the consultation, we were advised to proceed with a viral test costing AED 3,000, despite our insurance fully covering such tests in hospitals”Google review · October 2025
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The Bottom Line
First Response Healthcare brings doctor visits, nursing, testing and physiotherapy to homes, hotels and offices in Dubai. It is particularly useful when a sick child, older adult or traveller cannot manage a clinic trip. Reviews mention on-call paediatric assessments, home blood tests, IV treatment and follow-up after the visit.
The strongest pattern is attentive clinical care. Parents describe thorough examinations and clear explanations, while some doctors checked in for days afterwards. Nurses are also praised for gentle injections and blood draws; one reviewer with very small veins said the procedure was barely felt.
Home physiotherapy is another option, including pelvic-floor support. Speed is not consistent. Several customers describe prompt arrivals within half an hour to an hour, but others report waits of 90 minutes or repeated delays into late evening.
That matters if you are booking during an urgent illness. Results and paperwork can also require chasing. Pricing deserves careful checking before treatment.
Reviews report consultation quotes that later became much larger bills, including AED 350 becoming AED 3,500, plus disputed charges for tests, IVs and nursing. Ask for an itemised estimate and clarify what a teleconsultation includes. Hotel guests can also ask about pharmacy delivery, and WhatsApp is used for bookings and payment in some cases.