University Medical Center Freiburg

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Region = Freiburg im Breisgau
Country = Germany
Emergency = Emergency department available "(Notfallambulanz)"
HealthCare = German private and public Krankenkassen
Type = University clinic
Standards = all departments: ISO 9001 – KTQ certification.
Affiliation= University of Freiburg
Beds = 1,600
Founded = 1457
Website = http://www.uniklinik-freiburg.de
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Overview

The University Medical Center Freiburg "(Universitätsklinikum Freiburg)" is one of the largest medical centers in Germany, as well as one of the most reputable. It is the teaching hospital of the University of Freiburg. The Faculty of Medicine was one of the four founding faculties of the university in 1457.

In 1751, the university's medical faculty began charity medical activities and in 1780, the first general clinic "(Allgemeines Kranken-Spital)" was established. In the 19th century a medical center was built, followed by an entire campus with different specialized departments. In 1887 the psychiatric clinic was constructed. In 1926 the architect Albert Lorenz began building a modern hospital complex at the present hospital location. During the bombing raid of 1944, almost all medical center facilities were destroyed. In 1952 the reconstruction of the medical center in accordance with the original plans began. Since then, the medical center has continuously expanded and added many institutes and satellite clinics. Today, the hospital boasts 1,600 beds and treats 55,000 in-patients each year. Around 357,000 out-patients are seen annually. The University Medical Center employs more than 8,240 people, including over 1,000 doctors. It consists of many specialized clinics and institutes, as well as research facilities and lecture halls. Schools for jobs in the medical field (e.g. nursing school) and even an own power station are also included.

The University Medical Center Freiburg enjoys an excellent international reputation, due to world-class medical treatment and extensive clinical research. Many sensational achievements have been made here, such as the first implantation of the artificial heart "Jarvik-2000", and the first brain surgery assisted by robots, a procedure available in only a select few hospitals. In 2004, the University Medical Center Freiburg became the first clinic in Germany to perform a blood group incompatible kidney transplantation. [http://www.aerzteblatt.de/v4/news/news.asp?p=Freiburg&src=suche&id=30200] The annual budget of the University Medical Center amounts to approximately EUR 470 million.

In March, 2007 the university clinic's "Tumorzentrum Ludwig Heilmeyer CCCF (Comprehensive Cancer Center Freiburg)" was named an oncological center of excellence, one of four in Germany to be specially funded by the German Cancer Aid.

The University Medical Center Freiburg is currently setting up a Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency (CCI), selected to be funded with up to 50 Mio EUR over the next 5-10 years as an "Integrated Research and Treatment Center" by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.

Medical School

See University of Freiburg Faculty of Medicine

List of clinics, departments, and institutes

* Anaesthesiology Clinic
* University Eye Clinic "(Department of General Ophthalmology, Department of Retinology, Department of Neuropathy, Child Ophthalmology, Strabismic Therapy)"
* Surgery Clinic "(Department of General and Abdominal Surgery, Cardiovascular Center, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Urology Department, Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery)"
* Woman’s Clinic "(General Gynecology, Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, Endocrinology and Reproduction Medicine)"
* Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Clinic
* Dermatology Clinic
* Center for Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine "(Clinic I – Paedicatrics, Adolescent Medicine and Neonatology, Clinic II – Neuropaediatrics and Muscle Disease, Clinic III – Paediatric Cardiology, Congenital Heart Defects, Clinic IV – Paediatric Haematology and Oncology)"
*Medical Clinic "(Department of Haematology and Oncology, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Department of Nephrology and General Medicine, Department of Pneumology, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Department of Rehabilitation and Preventative Sport Medicine, Department of Clinical Chemistry and Central Laboratory)"
* Neurocenter "(Department of Neurology and Neurophysiology, Department of General and Stereotaxic Neurosurgery, Department of Neuroradiology, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Stroke Unit)"
* Department of Orthopaedics "(Department of Traumatology, Department of Sports Medicine)"
* Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine "(Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Department of Psychosomatic and Psychotherapy, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy in Child and Youth)"
* Radiology Clinic "(Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Department of Radiology, Department of Nuclear Medicine)"
* Dental Clinic "(Department of Dentistry and Parodontology, Department of Prosthodontics, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Regional Plastic Surgery, Department of Orthodontics)"
* Tumor Biology Clinic
* Department of Pathology
* Department of Forensic Medicine
* Medical Biometry and Clinical Informatics
* Department of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene
* Department of Environmental Medicine and Hospital Hygiene
* Pharmacology Center
* Transplantation Center
* Center for Data Processing
* Gerontology Center
* Oncology Center

ee also

* University of Freiburg
* Freiburg im Breisgau
* List of hospitals in Germany

External links

* http://www.uniklinik-freiburg.de
* http://www.medizinstudium.uni-freiburg.de
* http://www.sgbm.uni-freiburg.de/
* http://www.uni-freiburg.de
* http://www.uniklinik-freiburg.de/ip/live/klinikum/wissenswertes/webcam_en.html (Medical center webcams)
* http://www.cci.uniklinik-freiburg.de

References

# [http://www.aerzteblatt-studieren.de/doc.asp?hl=x&docid=103447 Ärzteblatt studieren: Medizinische Fakultäten: Der Ausbildungserfolg im Vergleich (I)]
# [http://www.aerzteblatt-studieren.de/doc.asp?hl=x&docid=103819 Ärzteblatt studieren: Medizinische Fakultäten: Der Ausbildungserfolg im Vergleich (II)]
# http://www.impp.de/index.php?id=9, in German
# http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/aktuelles/presse/pn_archiv_2006/2006_11.htm
# http://www.aerzteblatt.de/v4/news/news.asp?p=Freiburg&src=suche&id=30200