About the clinic

University Hospital Greifswald is a highly regarded medical facility with a lengthy history. The University Hospital Greifswald was founded in 1794. Additionally, the clinic and the medical faculty of the university amalgamated to form the Medical Center in 2010. The hospital has gained recognition from patients both domestically and abroad over its more than 200 years of medical operation.

With 1,100 beds spread across more than 25 specialty departments, it is the largest medical center in northern Saxony. With over 4,100 staff members, the medical team treats over 47,000 inpatients and 247,000 outpatients yearly.

 In addition, the hospital trains a large number of medical students and works closely with nearby hospitals and specialists. Furthermore, the University of Magdeburg’s Faculty of Medicine trains roughly one thousand prospective physicians at the university hospital.

There are two primary research areas that the Faculty of Medicine keeps up. These are the areas of expertise in immunology and neurology, which include inflammatory molecular medicine. Working closely with the Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology and Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg has emerged as a premier hub for neuroscience research. In June 1998, University Hospital established a pioneering The clinic was equipped with the first magnetic resonance tomograph in Europe, including a magnetic field of 7 Tesla. Particular emphasis is given to the field of neurodegenerative illnesses, specifically dementia, by the medical team. As one of the four German Centers for Systems Biology for excellence in immunological and cell biology research, Magdeburg Hospital was recognized in 2007.

The medical staff is exceptionally skilled at identifying and treating a wide range of illnesses in both adults and children. Doctors constantly take into account the specific indications while selecting therapy, and they prioritize conservative treatment approaches above all else. When minimally invasive surgery is required, surgeons employ approaches that preserve tissue. 

General, abdominal, vascular, and transplant surgery; orthopedics; cardiology and cardiac surgery; obstetrics and gynecology; ophthalmology; otolaryngology; plastic and aesthetic surgery are among the specialty units and key activity fields.