Greifswald University Hospital (german: Universitätsmedizin Greifswald) in

Greifswald Greifswald (), officially the University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald (german: Universitäts- und Hansestadt Greifswald, Low German: ''Griepswoold'') is the fourth-largest city in the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania after Rostoc ...

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is a

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for the

University of Greifswald The University of Greifswald (; german: Universität Greifswald), formerly also known as “Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University of Greifswald“, is a public research university located in Greifswald, Germany, in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pom ...

medical school A medical school is a tertiary educational institution, or part of such an institution, that teaches medicine, and awards a professional degree for physicians. Such medical degrees include the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS, M ...

. Greifswald University Hospital is owned and operated by a non-profit ''Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts'' in cooperation with the university and serves as one of the primary hospitals in the state of

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. It also fills the function of a

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for the health care region.

History

The history of the medical school and the hospital in Greifswald date back to the founding of the

in the year 1456. An open clinic was established in 1794 with the help of the city council, where patients were treated for free with under the condition that students were present while the patient was being treated. In the 19th century, many new buildings and facilities were built. An entirely new hospital complex was built from 2001 to 2010 at a central campus location, thus replacing the former buildings that were scattered across the city.

Teaching

Facilities

Apart from Heart transplants, the hospital is a full-service hospital.

List of Clinical Departments

Currently, the University Hospital consists of the following clinical departments. * Clinic for general and visceral surgery, thoracic and vascular surgery * Clinic for Anesthesiology * Clinic for Ophthalmology * Clinic for Obstetrics and gynecology * Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology and Head/Neck-Surgery * Clinic for Dermatology * Clinic for Internal Medicine A (Gastroenterology, Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology, Nutritional Medicine and Emergency Medicine) * Clinic for Internal Medicine B (Pneumology, Cardiology, Angiology, Internal Intensive Medicine) * Clinic for Internal Medicine C (Hematology, Oncology) * Clinic for paediatric surgery * Clinic for paediatrics * Clinic for neurosurgery * Clinic for Neurology * Clinic for Nuclear medicine * Clinic for Orthopaedics * Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy * Clinic for Radiology * Clinic for Radiation therapy * Clinic for Urology * Centre of Orthopaedics, trauma surgery and rehabilitative medicine * Centre of Dentistry

List of Institutes and Research Centres

Complementing the clinics there are a number of institutes. * Institute for Anatomy and Cell biology * Institute for Bioinformatics * Institute for Community Medicine ** Dept. of Methods in community medicine ** Dept. of epidemiology in care and Community Health ** Dept. for the Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP) and clinical epidemiology ** Dept. of general practice * Institute for Ethics and Medical History * Institute for Genetics and functional Genomics ** Dept. of functional Genomics ** Dept. of human genetics * Institute for Hygiene and environmental medicine * Institute for Immunology * Institute for Transfusion Medicine * Institute for clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine * Institute for medical biochemistry and molecular biology * Friedrich Loeffler-Institute of Medical Microbiology * Institute for medical psychology * Institute for Pathology * Institute for Pathophysiology * Institute for Pharmacology * Institute for Physiology * Institute for forensic medicine * Institute for social medicine and prevention

Notable people

Theodor Billroth Christian Albert Theodor Billroth (26 April 18296 February 1894) was a German surgeon and amateur musician. As a surgeon, he is generally regarded as the founding father of modern abdominal surgery. As a musician, he was a close friend and conf ...

, surgeon *

Heinrich Adolf von Bardeleben Heinrich Adolf von Bardeleben (1 March 1819 – 24 September 1895) was a German surgeon born in Frankfurt (Oder). He studied medicine at the Universities of Heidelberg, Giessen, Paris and Berlin, receiving his doctorate in 1841 with a thesis on t ...

Friedrich Loeffler Friedrich August Johannes Loeffler (; 24 June 18529 April 1915) was a German bacteriologist at the University of Greifswald. Biography He obtained his M.D. degree from the University of Berlin in 1874. He worked with Robert Koch from 1879 to 1884I ...

, bacteriologist (namesake of the

Friedrich Loeffler Institute The Friedrich Loeffler Institute (FLI), is the Federal Institute for Animal Health of Germany, that country's leading animal disease center. The institute was founded in 1910 and named for its founder Friedrich Loeffler in 1952. The FLI is situa ...

) *

Gustav Nachtigal Gustav Nachtigal (; born 23 February 1834 – 20 April 1885) was a German military surgeon and explorer of Central and West Africa. He is further known as the German Empire's consul-general for Tunisia and Commissioner for West Africa. His missio ...

, explorer of Africa *

Ludwik Rydygier Ludwik Antoni Rydygier (21 August 1850 – 25 June 1920) was a Polish surgeon, professor of medicine, rector of the University of Lwów and Brigadier General of the Polish Army. He was one of the most distinguished Polish and worldwide known surge ...

, surgeon *

Ferdinand Sauerbruch Ernst Ferdinand Sauerbruch (; 3 July 1875 – 2 July 1951) was a Nazi Germany, German surgery, surgeon. His major work was on the use of negative-pressure chambers for surgery. Biography Sauerbruch was born in Barmen (now a district of Wu ...

, surgeon *

Carl Ludwig Schleich Carl Ludwig Schleich (19 July 1859 – 7 March 1922) was a German surgeon and writer. He is best known for his contribution to clinical anesthesia. In addition, he was also a philosopher, poet and painter. Biography Family Schelich's ancest ...

, surgeon and writer

References

External links

Official website of the hospital and medical school
(see also: University of Greifswald Faculty of Medicine)
University of Greifswald
(see also:

)
photo of the new building
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Hospital buildings completed in 2010

Hospital A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emerge ...

Greifswald Hospitals established in the 15th century Companies based in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Medical and health organisations based in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania