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.