One of the leading medical centers in Germany and internationally. Combines cutting-edge medicine with biomedical research. Over 600 years of tradition in the medical faculty
Locations and Size
Campus Neuenheimer Feld
Main location with specialized clinics, including
surgery,
radiology,
women’s clinic,
children’s hospital,
National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT)
Campus Bergheim
Psychiatric and psychosomatic clinics
Additional locations
Orthopedics in Schlierbach
Thorax Clinic in Rohrbach
District Hospital Bergstraße
Structure and Staff
Organization
More than 50 specialized clinics, departments, and institutes
Part of the Heidelberg University Medical Faculty
Staff
5,671
Around 14,000 employees
Including over 1,000 physicians and researchers
Approximately 4,000 nurses
Education and Teaching
Training in various health professions
Close integration with biomedical research and teaching
Patient Numbers
outpatient treatments
Around 84,000 inpatient and over 1.1 million outpatient treatments annually
Clinical Focus Areas
Cancer Medicine
National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) offering innovative, interdisciplinary therapies
Heidelberg Heart Center
pecialized in cardiovascular diseases
Home to Germany’s first “Chest Pain Unit” and “Advanced Heart Failure Unit”
Additional Specialties
ransplant medicine
Neurosciences
Genetics
Research, Teaching and Patient Care
Close collaborations with the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), the Max Planck Institute, and EMBL
Research Focus Areas
Oncology
Cardiovascular research
Infectious diseases
Neurosciences
Special Features
Significance
Combination of cutting-edge medicine, research, and teaching to ensure patient care at the highest level