Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg

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

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