Charité –Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Charité was founded in 1710 as a plague house on the then outskirts of Berlin to manage a looming epidemic. After the plague had been overcome, it was converted into a military hospital and, over the centuries, developed into one of the most renowned university hospitals in the world.

Locations and Size

4 Locations
  • Campus Benjamin Franklin (Lichterfelde)
  • Campus Berlin-Buch
  • Campus Charité Mitte
  • Campus Virchow-Klinikum (Wedding)
Size

Beds: 3,293

Clinics & Institutes

Over 100, organized into 17 Charité Centers

Structure and Staff

Total Employees

19,977

Physicians & Researchers:

5,671

Nursing Staff

6,188

Professors

321

Patient Numbers

Inpatient/Partial Inpatient

123,793 treatments per year

Outpatient

682,731 treatments per year

Total

Over 800,000 medical cases per year

Clinical Focus Areas

  • Oncology
  • Neurosciences
  • Immunology
  • Rare Diseases
  • Regenerative Therapies

Research, Teaching, and Patient Care

  • 31 Collaborative Research Centers
  • 19 EU Projects

Special Features

Significance
  • University of Excellence as part of the Berlin University Alliance
  • Over 50% of German Nobel Prize winners in medicine have come from Charité.
Special Features
  • Host of the World Health Summit, one of the world’s leading health conferences
  • Global reputation in research, teaching, and medical care.
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