University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

Universitätsklinikum
University Medical Center
Hamburg-Eppendorf
Map
Geography
LocationMartinistraße 52
20246 Hamburg, Germany
Coordinates53°35′29″N 9°58′36″E / 53.59139°N 9.97667°E / 53.59139; 9.97667
Organisation
Care systemStatutory health insurance (GKV), Private
Fundingpublic
Typeuniversity hospital
Affiliated universityUniversity of Hamburg
Services
StandardsISO 9001, ISO 14001
Emergency departmentYes
Beds1,738 (plus 220 at the University Cardiology Center, 68 at the old Martini-Klinik and 72 at the new Martini-Klinik)
HelipadYes
History
Opened19 May 1889 (1889-05-19)
Links
Websitewww.uke.de
ListsHospitals in Germany

The University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (German: Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, UKE) is the teaching hospital of the University of Hamburg and the largest hospital in Hamburg, Germany.

The UKE has 1,738 beds and 121 day-care places and is listed to provide the capacity to dispatch emergency medical services.[1]

Research & Training

Research at the UKE is focused on 5 major areas. This increasing scientific focus is supported by the Faculty of Medicine and is reflected in the research centers and joint projects at national and European level:

  1. Neuroscience (Hamburg Center for Neuroscience, HCNS)
  2. Inflammation, infection and immunity (C3i)
  3. Oncology research (University Cancer Center Hamburg, UCCH)
  4. Cardiovascular research (Cardiovascular Research Center, CVRC)
  5. Health care research and public health

The next generation of biomedical researchers is trained in the structured training program 'UKE Academy of Biomedical and Health Sciences', consisting of the following graduate schools:

  • Hamburg Brain School (HBS)
  • Hamburg School of Infection & Immunity (HSII)
  • Hamburg School of Oncology
  • Hamburg Cardiovascular School
  • Hamburg School of Health Sciences

History

UKE's former main entrance.

The first parts of the hospital were built between 1884 and 1889. From 1913 until 1926, Fritz Schumacher built a general purpose building, today called Fritz-Schumacher-Haus, among others for the pathological anatomy with a dissecting room. Only in 1934 it was named "University Hospital". In 2008 the hospital participated in the Tag des offenen Denkmals, a Germany-wide annual event sponsored by the Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz, that opens cultural heritage sites to the public—showing the Fritz-Schumacher-Haus and the operating theatre in a bunker from World War II.[2]

In 2011, the hospital achieved Stage 7 of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Analytics Europe's Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model. This was awarded for achieving a paperless medical record environment coupled with significant computerised analysis of clinical data.[3]

Location

UKE's main entrance since 2009.

The hospital is located in Eppendorf, Hamburg, between Martinistraße and Geschwister-Scholl-Straße, and between the ground of SC Victoria in Hoheluft and the Krankenhaus Bethanien, a hospital which was built in 1893.[4]

Board

The board consists of Burkhard Göke, Medical Director and acting CEO, Marya Verdel, Financial Director, Joachim Prölß, Director of patients and care management and the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Blanche Schwappach-Pignataro.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf". 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Tag des offenen Denkmals 2008" (PDF) (in German). Behörde für Kultur, Sport und Medien (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Media). June 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  3. ^ "Europe′s most advanced paperless hospital wins HIMSS Analytics′ top award". November 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Geschichte des Krankenhauses Bethanien". Geschichte. Diakonie-Klinikum Hamburg. Retrieved 20 November 2009.

References

  • Hospitals in Hamburg 2012, Government Agency for Health and Consumer Protection of Hamburg website (in German)
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